ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,755,232, issued on Oct. 6, was assigned to Hammel Cos. Inc. (Pittsburgh).

"Apparatus and methods for transport optimization" was invented by Joseph Charles Dohrn (Woodland Park, Colo.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus and methods for transport optimization are provided. Transport optimization may include optimizing of one or more pathways of a transport. Transport data related to a transport may be received and compared to one or more transport plan parameters to determine a pathway deviation. Pathway deviation may include instructions for altering transport plan of the transport for an updated transport plan."

The patent was f...