ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,559,735, issued on Feb. 24, was assigned to PlantVax Inc. (Rockville, Md.).

"Device for detecting organophosphates" was invented by Yvonne J. Rosenberg (Washington).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "This invention relates to a device that can be used is used to detect organophosphates and carbamate on surfaces including food, clothing (including as wearable pesticide detectors) and machinery."

The patent was filed on May 6, 2020, under Application No. 17/609,376.

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