ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,769,531, issued on Oct. 20, was assigned to MeshComm Engineering LLC (Loveland, Colo.).
"Sensor platform" was invented by Nathan Gray (Johnstown, Colo.), Nathan Schram (Littleton, Colo.) and Thomas Preston Hollis (Johnstown, Colo.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A sensor, sensor platform, and related methods that can combine low-cost satellite and cellular communications to enable a seamless deployment with direct sensor-to-cloud access even if a cellular network is not present during deployment. A user is able to deploy the sensor and it will connect to a cellular network if available or to a satellite if a cellular network is not availa...