ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,443,912, issued on Oct. 14, was assigned to Agrellus Inc. (Lubbock, Texas).

"System and method for providing disparate networked, off-road guidance in rural areas" was invented by Alan Freeman (Brownfield, Texas) and Brice Kelly (Brownfield, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system and method for providing a listing service for farmers in rural areas. A farmer may be able to "drop a pin" on an interactive map to a location, such as a barn, to where supplies may be delivered by a delivery driver. By providing such a map, natural barriers to entry into a marketplace may be broken down for suppliers, thereby enabling a marketplace to e...