ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,255,698, issued on March 18, was assigned to ATC Technologies LLC (Reston, Va.).

"Intelligent packet repetition in mobile satellite service (MSS) links to overcome channel blockages" was invented by Santanu Dutta (Vienna, Va.) and Dunmin Zheng (Vienna, Va.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems and methods for intelligent packet repetition in mobile satellite service links to overcome channel blockages. One example method includes transmitting and receiving packetized wireless communications between first and second communications devices via a bidirectional wireless link. The method includes receiving, by a first communications device ...