ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,602,157, issued on April 14, was assigned to Seabery North America Inc. (Annapolis, Md.).

"Simulation device suitable for use in augmented-reality or virtual-reality environments" was invented by Pedro Gerardo Marquinez Torrecilla (Severna Park, Md.), Juan Jose Chica Barrera (Aljaraque-Huelva, Spain), Jesus Calvo Perez (Bollullos Par del Condado-Huelva, Spain), David Barroso De La Rosa (Huelva, Spain), Victor Lopez Marquez (Huelva, Spain) and Maria Sacristan Garcia (Huelva, Spain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to a simulation device suitable for use in augmented reality and/or virtual reality environments, ...