ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,463,325, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to Plum Laboratories Inc. (Skyland, N.C.).

"Data communications case" was invented by Dawson Lee Williams (Springfield, Tenn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A data communications apparatus is disclosed for providing a data communications network. The apparatus includes a portable carrying case. A power supply is securable inside the case. A router device is securable inside the case, the router device including at least one cellular gateway for wide area network communication and configured to enable at least one wireless network for local area network communication. An antenna array is in electrica...