ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,422,792, issued on Sept. 23, was assigned to Amazon Technologies Inc. (Seattle).

"Individual machine configuration based on overall process performance and latent metrics" was invented by Bart Schouwenaars-Harms (Henley-on-Thames, Great Britain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Machine-level metrics for machines of a processing line, as well as latent metrics for results of the processing line, are obtained for the current time period. Machine configuration setting values for the machines during the current time period, as well as at the earlier time period are also obtained. Updates to current configuration setting values of the machines ...