ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,701,095, issued on Aug. 4, was assigned to Virtual Connect Technologies Inc. (Greenville, S.C.).

"Computerized system for dynamic image inclusion in an electronic message" was invented by Benjamin Hathaway (Greenville, S.C.), Theodore Wecker (Durango, Colo.), Jeremy Nigh (Greer, S.C.) and Andrew Barringer (Duncan, S.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electronic message visual indicator system comprising: a gateway computer system in communications with a message transport system adapted to receive an original incoming electronic message from a sender message system prior to the original incoming electronic message extending into a perim...