ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,545,350, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to POWERS INNOVATION LLC (Lafayette, Colo.).

"System, method and apparatus for switchable sound-making device" was invented by Philip Powers (Lafayette, Colo.) and Mathew Heidmous (Lafayette, Colo.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A sound emitting device can include electrically powered components that emit sound. In addition, the device can have a sensor capable of detecting movement of the device, and an electrically powered circuit. When the sensor is activated, the circuit can send a signal to the device to cause the device to emit sound. An attachment device can couple the device to a person, a...