ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 29 -- DATAFEEL INC., Washington, District of Columbia has been assigned a patent (No. US 12745958 B2, initially filed Sept. 4, 2024) developed by Matthew Robert Leaper, Omaha, Nebraska, for "Communication devices, methods, and systems."  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 29 -- MAKUSAFE CORP., West Des Moines, Iowa has been assigned a patent (No. US 12748175 B2, initially filed April 16, 2024) developed by three inventors Mark Frederick, Cumming, Iowa; Gabriel Glynn, Ankeny, Iowa; and Matthew McMullen, Omaha, Nebraska, for "Device, system, and method for monitoring occupancy of hazardous work areas."  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 29 -- AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC., Seattle, Washington has been assigned a patent (No. US 12750218 B1, initially filed March 29, 2024) developed by nine inventors Vivek Krishnan Devarajan, Seattle, Washington; Qiwei Zhou, Seattle, Washington; Luis Fernando Gonzalez Fernandez, Seattle, Washington; Tuhin Gupta, Seattle, Washington; Jonathan Squire, Manasquan, New Jersey; Colin Whittaker, Dublin, Ireland; William Bennett, Omaha, Nebraska; Ke Zhang, Cupertino, California;   more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 29 -- BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, Lincoln, Nebraska has been assigned a patent (No. US 12746096 B2, initially filed Sept. 6, 2024) developed by Mark Reichenbach, Lincoln, Nebraska, and Shane Farritor, Lincoln, Nebraska, for "Gross positioning device and related systems and methods."  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 29 -- UT-BATTELLE, LLC, Oak Ridge, Tennessee has been assigned a patent (No. US 12748129 B2, initially filed Aug. 14, 2023) developed by six inventors Ruiguo Yang, Lincoln, Nebraska; Grayson Minnick, Lincoln, Nebraska; Nickolay Lavrik, Knoxville, Tennessee; Jordan Daniel Rosenbohm, Lincoln, Nebraska; Amir Monemian Esfahani, Lincoln, Nebraska; and Bahareh Tajvidi Safa, Lincoln, Nebraska, for "In situ mechanical characterization of a sample strain."  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 29 -- U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, Minneapolis, Minnesota has been assigned a patent (No. US 12749053 B2, initially filed Nov. 26, 2025) developed by thirteen inventors Marlen L. Foster, Fairfield, California; Connie K. Yung, San Francisco, California; Vijay Narayanan, San Jose, California; Raj M. Bharadwaj, Plymouth, Minnesota; Soumitri Naga Kolavennu, Plymouth, Minnesota; Jessica G. Winberg, Prescott, Wisconsin; Balasubramanian Narayanan, Minneapolis, Minnesota;   more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 29 -- ELEMENTAL SCIENTIFIC, INC., Omaha, Nebraska has been assigned a patent (No. US 12749667 B2, initially filed Aug. 27, 2024) developed by seven inventors Jacob Unnerstall, Omaha, Nebraska; Brianna Dufek, Bennington, Nebraska; Daniel R. Wiederin, Omaha, Nebraska; Suhas Ketkar, San Diego, California; Austin Schultz, Omaha, Nebraska; Kyle W. Uhlmeyer, Omaha, Nebraska; and Beau A. Marth, La Vista, Nebraska, for "Systems and methods for recovering organic contaminants  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 29 -- An inventor from Bellevue, Nebraska, David Blamble has been awarded a patent (No. US 12747569 B2, initially filed May 24, 2024) for "Tile wall drain."  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 29 -- COLUMBIA INSURANCE COMPANY, Omaha, Nebraska has been assigned a patent (No. US 12747577 B2, initially filed Aug. 1, 2022) developed by Steve Brekke, Lakeville, Minnesota, for "Construction connector having fastener receiver."  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 29 -- BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, Lincoln, Nebraska has been assigned a patent (No. US 12746096 B2, initially filed Sept. 6, 2024) developed by Mark Reichenbach, Lincoln, Nebraska, and Shane Farritor, Lincoln, Nebraska, for "Gross positioning device and related systems and methods."  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 29 -- ELEMENTAL SCIENTIFIC, INC., Omaha, Nebraska has been assigned a patent (No. US 12749667 B2, initially filed Aug. 27, 2024) developed by seven inventors Jacob Unnerstall, Omaha, Nebraska; Brianna Dufek, Bennington, Nebraska; Daniel R. Wiederin, Omaha, Nebraska; Suhas Ketkar, San Diego, California; Austin Schultz, Omaha, Nebraska; Kyle W. Uhlmeyer, Omaha, Nebraska; and Beau A. Marth, La Vista, Nebraska, for "Systems and methods for recovering organic contaminants  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- The Agricultural Data Privacy Act, originally introduced by Sen. Pete Ricketts, R-Nebraska, on September 23, 2026, has been analyzed by the Congressional Research Service. The bill aims to safeguard the economic value of agricultural data and ensure the autonomy of agricultural producers by regulating the sale of their data and enhancing its security through established safeguards. The legislation addresses growing concerns over the management and control of agricultur  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- The Critical Infrastructure AI Cyber Defense Pilot Program, originally introduced by Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-New Jersey, on September 21, 2026, has been analyzed by the Congressional Research Service. This legislation aims to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish a pilot program that enables critical infrastructure owners and operators to utilize artificial intelligence for enhanced cybersecurity measures. The growing concern over cybersecurity vulnerabi  more