ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,607,566, issued on April 21, was assigned to National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia LLC (Albuquerque, N.M.).
"Tamper-indicating systems" was invented by William Corbin (Rio Rancho, N.M.), Heidi A. Smartt (Albuquerque, N.M.), Jason D. Livesay (Gainesville, Fla.) and Matthew Humphries (Albuquerque, N.M.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Tamper-indicating systems are disclosed that indicate tampering upon tampering of the system that causes a chemical reaction between an oxygen-sensitive chemical compound and oxygen that react upon tampering."
The patent was filed on March 31, 2022, under Application No. 17/709,981.
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