ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,315,398, issued on May 27, was assigned to UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE (Washington).

"Transport equipment label bracket" was invented by Clayton C. Bonnell (Fairfax, Va.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method is provided for tracking and/or locating a delivery item transport equipment label. A delivery-item transport equipment label is scanned. At least one of a first identifier that is attached to a bracket or an RFID chip that is attached to the bracket is scanned to associate the delivery-item transport equipment label with the RFID chip. The RFID chip is scanned during use of a delivery-item transport equipment to which the bracket...