ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,548,377, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to IVSC IP LLC (Las Vegas).

"Tamper evident system for modification and distribution of secured vehicle operating parameters" was invented by Michael Collins Pinkus (Alpharetta, Ga.) and James Alan Wisniewski (Las Vegas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems and methods of securing, distribution and enforcing for-hire vehicle operating parameters are described whereby a first computer system maintaining the parameters generates a data packet that is distributed to a second computer system which acts as a meter (such as a taximeter, limousine meter or shuttle meter) for the for-hire vehicle. The fi...