ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,635,106, issued on May 19, was assigned to The University of Sydney (Sydney).

"Apparatus for air measurements" was invented by Oliver Jay (Sydney), John Eisenhuth (Sydney) and Glenda Anderson (Sydney).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus (200) for shielding a sensor, the sensor being configured to measure one or more meteorological parameters, the apparatus (200) including: a first shielding element (202) to be irradiated by sunlight, the first shielding element (202) having a hollow body (204) providing a longitudinal central axis (208), the body (204) at least partly surrounding a chamber (206) in which the sensor is to be located...