ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,621,643, issued on May 5, was assigned to United Services Automobile Association (USAA) (San Antonio).
"Communications system for disaster conditions" was invented by Joshua Darius Smith (Dallas) and Justin Royell Nash (Little Elm, Texas).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A communications system including a first unit having a first body configured to be securely fixed with respect to the ground; and a second unit having a second body configured to be removably physically attached against the first body of the first unit. The first unit is configured to be in electrical communication with the second unit when the second body of the second unit...