ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,584,826, issued on March 24, was assigned to ENCINO ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES LLC (Alleyton, Texas).

"Direct extractive systems and methods for monitoring emissions" was invented by Joe Etheridge (Alleyton, Texas) and James Timmins (Alleyton, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The application pertains to a portable emission monitoring system comprising a gas detector comprising a first and second sample port. A first tubing connects the first sample port to a first area to be monitored for a first gas and a second tubing connects the second sample port to a second area to be monitored for a second gas. One or more pumps are connected to ...