ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,560,585, issued on Feb. 24.

"Hazardous material detecting devices and compositions" was invented by Ma'An Nassar Raja Al-Ani (Orlando, Fla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A toxic material detecting device includes an outer casing and a toxic material retaining composition within the casing. The toxic material detecting device can detect the presence of radioactive, chemical, biological, and toxic materials in air, gases, oils, soil, and water that contact one or more detection chambers within the device. The toxic material retaining composition can retain the toxic material within the device for a period of time sufficient for detection,...