ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,506,717, issued on Dec. 23, was assigned to Wattre Inc. (Woodburn, Ind.).

"Network security devices and method" was invented by Curtis E. Graber (Woodburn, Ind.), Jerry Wickey Jr. (Fort Wayne, Ind.) and Barry A. Richhart (New Haven, Ind.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A communication system including a first and second module. A first network member is coupled to the first module, and a second network member is coupled to the second module. The modules being in communication with each other thereby allowing communication between the first network member and the second network member. The modules being configured to: encrypt a message, be...