ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,442,670, issued on Oct. 14, was assigned to Poseidon Systems LLC (Victor, N.Y.).

"Rigid mounting connector" was invented by Bradley DeCook (Victor, N.Y.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Technologies are described for rigid mounting connectors to connect a monitoring device to a piece of equipment. The rigid mounting connectors may comprise abase and a column. The column may be tubular in shape and include a bolt opening configured to receive a threaded end of a bolt. The base may extend axially from and be attached to outside walls of the column. A length of the column may be perpendicular to the base and the column may be at a center of t...