ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,618,784, issued on May 5, was assigned to THE TRUSTEES OF DARTMOUTH COLLEGE (Hanover, N.H.).

"Systems and methods for non-invasive microwave testing of bottles of liquids, including alcoholic beverages and edible oils like olive oil" was invented by Paul M. Meaney (Norwich, Vt.) and Timothy Raynolds (Lebanon, N.H.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system for non-invasive microwave testing a bottle of liquid may include an emission probe for emitting a microwave signal through a wall of the bottle into the liquid and a detection probe for receiving at least a portion of the microwave signal from the liquid via the wall. The system includes a...