ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,374,228, issued on July 29.

"Systems and methods for conducting fixed-base operator (FBO) aviation services using a portable electronic device" was invented by Gregory M. Griffith (Holland, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for conducting fixed-base operator aviation services using a portable electronic device, including the steps of: providing a portable electronic device; establishing a user identity via the GUI; optionally observing an inspection dashboard; establishing aircraft identity and location via the GUI; defining an aviation service having a standard operating procedure to be carried out by the user via the GUI; p...