ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,548,989, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to BMIC LLC (Dallas).

"Systems and apparatuses for a modular electronics roofing attachment and methods of use thereof" was invented by Xavier Riley (San Jose, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems and methods include a modular attachment mounted in a vent of a roof for electronic communication between devices interior to and external to a structure. The vent covers a slot in a roof of the structure to provide ventilation and includes a housing having a length, a width and a height that are sized to fit through the slot of the roof, and includes a top a top portion proximal to the vent, a ...