ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,458,078, issued on Nov. 4.
"Harness system for displaced individuals" was invented by Jacob T. Brown Jr. (Dover, N.H.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A harness system adapted to communicate a distress signal. A vest device includes a pocket defined thereon. The pocket can contain a mobile device. The vest device further includes a transceiver and a signal-boosting antenna for transmitting a signal, the transceiver and the signal-boosting antenna integrated into the fabric of the vest device in one embodiment. The transceiver is programmed with a transmitter code. The transceiver is programmed to automatically activate, then, upon receipt o...