ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,639,996, issued on May 26, was assigned to UBIQUICOM S.R.L. (Milan).

"Device and system for monitoring the transit through passages" was invented by Michele Orlando (Milan) and Stefano Sarasso (Milan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to a device (2) for monitoring the transit of a user or of a land vehicle through a passage (or opening, or considerable area, hereinafter referred to cumulatively as "passage" for brevity's sake), comprising: a receiver-transmitter (5) of short-range radio signals configured to: transmit data indicative of a unique recognition code of the passage (ID_2); receive data indicative of ...