ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,235,328, issued on Feb. 25, was assigned to VIAVI SOLUTIONS INC. (Chandler, Ariz.).

"Modular network test device with battery module and intelligent charging" was invented by Craig Boledovic (Walkersville, Md.), Andrew Rayno (Frederick, Md.) and Mikhail Charny (Montgomery Village, Md.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A modular network test device can test optical fiber networks or other types of networks. The test device includes a base module to perform network tests and interfaces to connect to removably connectable modules that can perform other network tests and supply additional battery power to the test device. The base module can co...