ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,592,575, issued on March 31, was assigned to Parkizio Technologies Ltd. (Richmond, Canada).

"Smart electrical outlet for monitoring and tracking electricity usage" was invented by Mohammad Akhlaghi (Maple Ridge, Canada), Ali Reza Mohazab (North Vancouver, Canada), Douglas Sim (Burnaby, Canada) and Etienne Naugle (New Westminster, Canada).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system tracks and controls access for supplying electrical power for charging devices associated with a user. The system has a server and one or more outlets. The outlets are connected to electrical power and are configured to supply electrical power to the devices. Each ...