ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,663,394, issued on June 23, was assigned to Novatec Inc. (Baltimore).

"Systems and processes for determining drying times for granulate materials based on initial moisture content of the materials" was invented by Conrad Bessemer (Millersville, Md.), Gregory Michael Washburn (Bridgeville, Md.), Frederick W. Eichhorn II (Finksburg, Md.), Diego Ruben Barrettino (Lugano, Switzerland), Ryan Ismirlian (Glen Burnie, Md.), Kevin Shipley (Perry Hall, Md.), Perry Jordan (Catonsville, Md.), Mark Haynie (Pasadena, Md.) and Sean P. Healy (Aiken, S.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A moisture sensing system is configured to determine the moisture lev...