US Patent Issued to Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College on May 13 for "Fluid monitoring" (Louisiana Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,298,293, issued on May 13, was assigned to Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College (Baton Rouge, La.).

"Fluid monitoring" was invented by Michael M. Khonsari (Baton Rouge, La.) and Lijesh Koottaparambil (Baton Rouge, La.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Methods of evaluating mixing are disclosed relating to the preparation and mixing of materials. Materials prepared may transition from heterogeneous mixtures to homogenous mixtures while the current of a motor is monitored. Quantities relating to the rate of change of power or the rate of change of entropy may be calculated in evaluating th...