ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,695,329, issued on July 28, was assigned to NuCurrent Inc. (Chicago).

"Wireless power and data transfer system with out of band communications hand off" was invented by Jason Luzinski (Chicago), Michael Katz (Glen Ellyn, Ill.) and Mark Melone (Frankfort, Ill.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method of operating a power and data transfer system includes determining, by a wireless transmission system, presence of a wireless receiver system. The method further includes starting wireless power and data transfer via the wireless transmission system, if presence of the wireless receiver system is detected. The method further includes determini...