ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,334,691, issued on June 17, was assigned to United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Washington).

"System for transport and deployment of internet of battlefield things (IoBT) sensors" was invented by Aaron Elizabeth Chapman (Charleston, S.C.), Ian McLean Christine (Charleston, S.C.), Wilmot Singleton Gilland IV (Charleston, S.C.), Hunter Joseph Smith (Charleston, S.C.), Lucas Duane Powell (Charleston, S.C.), Peyton Cavaroc (Hollywood, S.C.), Kevin Paul Votapka (Charleston, S.C.), Laura Catherine Tolliver (Charleston, S.C.) and Maxwell Thomas Dissington (Charleston, S.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A syste...