ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,591,652, issued on March 31, was assigned to United Services Automobile Association (USAA) (San Antonio).

"Secure personal information system including personal information objects" was invented by Qunying Kou (San Antonio), Richard Macwayne Jones (Phoenix), William Preston Culbertson II (Plant City, Fla.) and David Patrick Dixon (Boerne, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A secure personal information system with personal information objects is disclosed. The system comprises a personal information sticker or personal information magnet that can be attached to a mobile phone. The system also includes a secure access application runni...