ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,648,594, issued on June 9, was assigned to PayRange LLC (Portland, Ore.).
"Controlled dispensing system and method" was invented by Paresh K. Patel (Portland, Ore.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electronic device comprising: one or more processors; a radio transceiver; memory storing a unique serial number identifying the electronic device; pairing circuitry configured to communicatively couple, using the radio transceiver, the electronic device with an external device distinct from the electronic device; first electronic circuitry configured to perform a plurality of operations of the electronic device; and activation circuitry config...