Dagny Taggart in Atlas Shrugged
Multiple submissions/updates to a patent applied for in 2015 and still not granted.
Only the 2020 update mentions COVID-19 - likely an attempt to ride the wave and get it approved.
2017: https://patents.google.com/patent/US20170229149A1/en
2019-1: https://patents.google.com/patent/US10522188B2/en
2019-1: https://patents.google.com/patent/US10910016B2/en
2020: https://patents.google.com/patent/US20200381021A1/en
Guy has other patent activity going back to 2000 in related areas. Appears to be garden variety geek with unfortunate last name.
Looks like a nothing-burger with just enough keywords to launch a conspiracy theory.
Speed Racer quality