US Patent Issued to Relay on April 21 for "Techniques for charging a portable communication device using an accessory device" (Illinois, Florida Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,609,371, issued on April 21, was assigned to Relay Inc. (Raleigh, N.C.).

"Techniques for charging a portable communication device using an accessory device" was invented by Bokchain Koh (Crystal Lake, Ill.), Dean Thorson (Grayslake, Ill.), Matthew Newton (Park Ridge, Ill.) and John Brock Preston (Leesburg, Fla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed are techniques for charging a first battery powered portable device that is connected to a second battery powered portable device while simultaneously maintaining standard communication functions between the first and second battery powered devices. The battery levels of the first battery ...