ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,497,268, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to CARGOTEC SWEDEN AB (Kista, Sweden).

"Interconnection unit configured to connect modules of a cargo container coupling arrangement" was invented by Liang Swee Keat (Perak, Malaysia) and Johan Olof Bergman (Saltsjobaden, Sweden).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention relates to an interconnection unit (124) connecting modules of a container coupling arrangement (120), which are configured to be releasebly attached to a lifting arrangement (110) and to couple a container (130) with the lifting arrangement, wherein the modules comprise at least a head block module (122) and a spreader module (...