ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,289,004, issued on April 29, was assigned to LAT Enterprises Inc. (Raleigh, N.C.).

"Systems, methods, and devices for powering a mesh network using a portable power case" was invented by Laura Thiel (Raleigh, N.C.), Giancarlo Urzi (Raleigh, N.C.) and Carlos Cid (Raleigh, N.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems, methods, and articles for a portable power case are disclosed. The portable power case is comprised of at least one battery and at least one PCB. The portable power case is operable to supply power to a transceiver. The portable power case is operable to be charged using a DC power source (e.g., solar panel, wind turbine, water...