US Patent Issued to Burge Environmental on April 22 for "Electrochemical microbial sensor system and method of using same" (Arizona Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,281,296, issued on April 22, was assigned to Burge Environmental Inc. (Tempe, Ariz.).

"Electrochemical microbial sensor system and method of using same" was invented by Scott R. Burge (Tempe, Ariz.) and David A. Hoffman (Tempe, Ariz.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A microbial sensor, system and method that can be used to determine the chemical environment and/or substrate concentrations in saturated and unsaturated natural and environments, such as soils, aquifers and sediments are disclosed. The system may be used for monitoring municipal and industrial treatment facilities and sites where chemicals or contaminants were released to natur...