ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,255,450, issued on March 18, was assigned to Comrod AS (Tau, Norway).

"System for monitoring a power distribution network and methods of building and performing operations on such system" was invented by Knut Vangen (Sandvika, Norway) and Jo Morten Eide (Stavanger, Norway).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system is for monitoring a power distribution network having mast constructions carrying at least one power line. The system has at least two smart modules, each being affixed to a respective mast construction and designed for wireless communication with each other for forming a main wireless communication network along the power line. ...