ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,638,436, issued on May 26, was assigned to EarthScout LLC (Brooklyn Park, Minn.).

"Protective case for soil moisture meter" was invented by Dipesh Karki (Minneapolis), Troy Schmidtke (Minneapolis), Christopher Burg (Minneapolis), Michael Immer (Minneapolis), Peder Lindberg (Fargo, N.D.) and Scott Lawton (Eau Claire, Wis.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A protective case for an agricultural soil moisture meter is provided having a sensor and cable management system. The sensor and cable management system may proficiently store a soil moisture sensor and cable while also providing quick access to the same. The case also includes an integrate...