ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,487,118, issued on Dec. 2, was assigned to SCENTBRIDGE HOLDINGS LLC (Ridgefield, Conn.).

"Vtile device and methods of using the same" was invented by Todd H. Becker (Ridgefield, Conn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Vibration tiles, vibration tile systems, and methods of operating the same include vibration sensors that acquire vibration data from a surface coupled to the vibration tile. The tile includes a housing, a power unit supported by the housing, the power unit configured to supply power to the vibration tile device, a vibration sensor supported by the housing, the vibration sensor configured to acquire vibration data from a surfac...