ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,524,732, issued on Jan. 13, was assigned to Federal Express Corp. (Memphis, Tenn.).

"Methods and node apparatus for multiple node communication paths to a server within a wireless node network" was invented by Ole-Petter Skaaksrud (Germantown, Tenn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Methods and apparatus are described for enhanced node communication within a wireless node network having nodes and a server. The method begins with a first node associating with a second node, and the first node capturing relevant node information. The first node transmits the relevant node information to the server via the second node operating as an intermedi...