ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,737,977, issued on Sept. 15, was assigned to Purdue Research Foundation (West Lafayette, Ind.).

"Virtual reality specialized process equipment training system and method therefor" was invented by Magesh Chandramouli (Schereville, Ind.) and Ashayla Williams (Merrillville, Ind.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method of providing a virtual reality training includes presenting a virtual training projection including presenting to the trainee one or more modules associated with operation or assembly of an equipment, for each module presenting a instructions constituting one or more submodules for operating or assembling the equipment, at th...