ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,593,973, issued on April 7, was assigned to S2 COGNITION INC. (Brentwood, Tenn.).

"Apparatus to measure fast-paced performance of people" was invented by Brandon Ally (Nashville, Tenn.) and Scott Wylie (Brentwood, Tenn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure provides improved methods and apparatus for evaluation of an individual's cognitive performance in a fast-paced, visually dynamic environment. The apparatus may comprise a display configured to present a plurality of stimuli to the subject, and a processor coupled to the display, the processor comprising instructions to determine a subject's visual perceptual skills, m...