ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,559,235, issued on Feb. 24, was assigned to GOODRICH Corp. (Charlotte, N.C.).

"Calibration for wireless cargo device relative orientation" was invented by Kevin Setterstrom (Jamestown, N.D.) and Dustin P. Scheer (Jamestown, N.D.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A mobile cargo controller for a cargo handling system is provided. The mobile cargo controller includes at least one inertial measurement unit configured to: identify a true forward position of a cargo compartment in which the cargo handling system operates, determine an orientation of the mobile cargo controller, and, using the true forward position of the cargo compartment and the...