ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,416,235, issued on Sept. 16, was assigned to BESST Inc. (San Rafael, Calif.).

"Stacked dynamic steady-state flow and chemistry profiling for long-screened test wells used in mud rotary pilot holes" was invented by Noah R. Heller (Fairfax, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method and system for determining dynamic steady-state flow and chemistry of groundwater within a long-screened test well, includes (i) drilling a pilot hole through an aquifer; (ii) installing a test well within the pilot hole, including a well screen that is at least 40 feet in length; (iii) positioning a pump within the test well to move the groundwater within...