ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,693,222, issued on July 28, was assigned to Enterprise Sensor Systems LLC (Franklin, Tenn.).

"Detection systems and methods of use thereof" was invented by Alfred W. League (Travelers Rest, S.C.) and Damien A. Kerr (Frederick, Md.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Detection systems and methods of use thereof, and, in particular, hyperspectral fluorescence systems and methods for detecting aerosolized viral biologics and/or carcinogenic compounds or elements. The system utilizes, and the method is, a non-invasive, immediate, and non-biohazard byproduct method (with the actual imaging to determination generally occurring in less than 3 second...