ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,602,634, issued on April 14, was assigned to TRUEBLUE INC. (Tacoma, Wash.).

"Systems and methods for staffing master controller" was invented by Jeffrey S. Dirks (Kirkland, Wash.), Jatin Malhotra (Quebec, Canada), Meishelle Lynn HaverKamp (Gulfport, Fla.), Carlos A. Lara Maldonado (Bellevue, Wash.) and Mathew Wolfe (Littletonw, N.H.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Apparatuses, systems, and methods described herein include receiving by a quantum hybrid branch simulation engine, a request for a next task by a branch personnel or worker. The branch simulation engine may receive data representing a simulated branch environment and apply a de...