ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. D1,140,757, issued on Aug. 11, was assigned to Vodafone Group Services Ltd. (Newbury, Great Britain).

"Locating device" was invented by James Alexander George Blyth (Farnham, Great Britain), Matthew Leigh Plested (Churt, Great Britain), Thomas Duncan Guy (Chorleywood, Great Britain), John William Gutch (Grays, Great Britain) and Rebecca Jane Lake (Maida Vale, Great Britain).

The patent was filed on Oct. 24, 2025, under Application No. D/029,621.

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