ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,702,725, issued on Aug. 11, was assigned to Xenex Disinfection Services Inc. (San Antonio).

"Mobile disinfection apparatuses having visual marker detection systems and methods of their use" was invented by Sherif Aly (San Antonio), Paul Froutan (Katy, Texas), Mark Stibich (Santa Fe, N.M.) and Nicholas Whitelonis (San Antonio).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Mobile apparatuses and methods are provided that utilize visual marker detection (VMD) systems to determine and/or verify one or more locations in an area/room at which a mobile apparatus has been arranged and/or to determine and/or verify a mobile apparatus has been suitably positioned...