US Patent Issued to Consolidated Nuclear Security on June 30 for "Methods and kits for rapid, colormetric beryllium detection" (Tennessee Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,669,441, issued on June 30, was assigned to Consolidated Nuclear Security LLC (Oak Ridge, Tenn.).

"Methods and kits for rapid, colormetric beryllium detection" was invented by Melissa Ensor Freiderich (Oak Ridge, Tenn.), Jesse D. Bush (Oak Ridge, Tenn.) and Courtney R. Huntley (Oak Ridge, Tenn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed herein are methods and kits employing a colorimetric test wherein the presence of beryllium is indicated by a visible color change. Advantageously, according to embodiments, when the dye containing substrate contacts beryllium, the color change occurs almost instantly, allowing for rapid, near-real-time det...