ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,289,631, issued on April 29, was assigned to BMIC LLC (Dallas).

"Computer-based systems configured for managing mesh networks having integrated roofing components and methods of use thereof" was invented by Zachary Richard Campau (Novato, Calif.) and Xavier Riley (San Jose, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems and methods of the present disclosure enable mesh network capacity management via network metering using a processor an integrated roofing mesh network node in a mesh network to receive and transmit data packets in the mesh network. Each data packet includes a source address, a destination address, and a payload of data. Th...