ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,662,406, issued on June 23, was assigned to NATURAL SYSTEMS UTILITIES LLC (Hillsborough, N.J.).

"Online biological monitoring in decentralized non-potable water system" was invented by Zach F. Gallagher (Hillsborough, N.J.) and Sheng Chu (Hillsborough, N.J.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A total biological count associated with treated water produced by a wastewater treatment system may be monitored online in a decentralized non-potable water system. Preventative and/or corrective action can be taken in response to a deviation from a predetermined threshold level."

The patent was filed on June 15, 2022, under Application No. 17/807,096....