ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,528,581, issued on Jan. 20, was assigned to WiBotic Inc. (Seattle).

"Systems and methods of electrically powering devices" was invented by Benjamin Waters (Kirkland, Wash.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A smart battery includes a battery and a measurement module coupled to measure electrical characteristics of the battery. The smart battery also includes processing logic and a communication interface configured to receive the electrical characteristics and transmit the electrical characteristics to a receiver."

The patent was filed on Oct. 19, 2023, under Application No. 18/490,563.

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