ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,644,828, issued on June 2, was assigned to ABB Schweiz AG (Baden, Switzerland).

"Spectrometer systems and methods of remote data acquisition for detecting chemical compositions" was invented by Yvan Mimeault (Quebec City) and Sylvio Laplante (Quebec City).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A spectrometer system for remote data acquisition in detecting chemical compositions of a sample is provided. The spectrometer system includes an analyzer including an interferometer configured to modulate light. The spectrometer system further includes a sampler positioned remotely from the analyzer and connected with the interferometer via a fiber optic ca...