ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,768,909, issued on Oct. 20, was assigned to NearField Atomics Inc. (Seattle).

"Systems and methods for measuring magnetic fields and identifying patterns in the measurements" was invented by John T. Butters (Seattle).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for identifying patterns and associated functions or structural features in molecules includes measuring an electromagnetic field of a target molecule in at least two dimensions using an array of magnetic field sensor devices; identifying at least one pattern in the measured electromagnetic fields of the target molecule and the other molecules; and associating the at least one pattern w...