ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,566,150, issued on March 3, was assigned to Mettler-Toledo GmbH (Greifensee, Switzerland).

"Sensor and device for a sensor comprising gel electrolyte" was invented by Sebastian Schmidt (Brugg, Switzerland) and Davide Aratori (Untersiggenthal, Switzerland).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A sensor for measuring a species in a process medium includes a reinforced membrane, a sensor shaft, and an electrolyte provided between the reinforced membrane and the sensor shaft. The sensor shaft includes electrodes. A device for such a sensor also includes a pre-disposed gel electrolyte. Systems and methods related to the same are also disclosed."

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