ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,663,771, issued on June 23, was assigned to BOONE CABLE WORKS & ELECTRONICS INC. (Boone, Iowa).

"Remote monitoring systems and methods" was invented by Michael R. Prochnow (Madrid, Iowa).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "This disclosure relates to remote monitoring systems and methods, such as for monitoring the condition of bulk solids, such as agricultural grain, pelletized materials and/or equipment. The systems and methods described herein integrate analog and digital monitoring technologies and enable such technologies to be managed and controlled by one or more users."

The patent was filed on Oct. 27, 2023, under Application No. 18/49...