ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,470,077, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to Doubleday Acquisitions LLC (Monroe, Ohio).
"Active container with data bridging" was invented by Jonathan Peter Neeld (Centerville, Ohio).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A container having a battery and one or more active systems for maintaining temperature or other characteristics of goods stored within the container relies on a battery to maintain those active systems during transit. The size of the battery required for such applications may be reduced by providing access to external power during a shipment cycle. For example, shelves within transit vehicles or warehouses can supply electricity...