ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,218,700, issued on Feb. 4.

"Portable monitoring and sensing device for construction sites" was invented by David Stewart (Williamsville, N.Y.) and Joseph Thomas Jones Stewart II (Williamsville, N.Y.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A portable worksite monitoring and communication device, including a weatherproof sealed container, further comprising, a container portion having an internal cavity, a removable cover arranged to lockably seal the internal cavity, and a heat sink opening, a heat sink apparatus sealably secured within the heat sink opening, a plurality of electronic connectors, a computing device in communication with a cellular ...