ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,651,690, issued on June 9, was assigned to Xtalic Corp. (Marlborough, Mass.).

"Iron alloy coatings for wireless recharging devices and related methods" was invented by John Cahalen (Arlington, Mass.), Stephen G. Lucas (Pacific City, Ore.), Robert D. Hilty (Walpole, Mass.) and Lisa J. Chan (Boston).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Coatings comprising iron alloys that include iron and at least another metal (e.g., cobalt and/or nickel) for wireless recharging devices are generally described. The coatings may be directly applied to a substrate, such as a print circuit board."

The patent was filed on Feb. 15, 2023, under Application No. 18/169,...