ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,699,069, issued on Aug. 4.

"Olfactory sensing device and a method of detecting an odorant using an olfactory sensing device" was invented by Kordel Kade France (Allen, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An olfactory sensing device is presented herein. The device includes a housing with at least one inlet or outlet port to facilitate a flow of air through an interior area. At least one olfactory processing unit (OPU) is disposed within the interior area and includes at least one base, several chemical detection sensors, a potentiostat configured to sense an electrochemical response of an odorant in the flow of air, and a processor. Each ...