ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,682,327, issued on July 14, was assigned to U.S. Bank National Association (Minneapolis).

"Mobile check deposit" was invented by Marlen L. Foster (Fairfield, Calif.), Connie K. Yung (San Francisco), Vijay Narayanan (San Jose, Calif.), Raj M. Bharadwaj (Plymouth, Minn.), Soumitri Naga Kolavennu (Plymouth, Minn.), Jessica G. Winberg (Prescott, Wis.), Balasubramanian Narayanan (Minneapolis), Hima Rama Subrahmanyam Vishnubhotla (Suwanee, Ga.), Jayalakshmi Mangalagiri (Lakeville, Minn.), Ali Marjani (Cary, N.C.), Teja Dade (Omaha, Neb.), Michael Starace (Oakland, Calif.) and David Robinson (Burnsville, Minn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Met...