ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,426,801, issued on Sept. 30, was assigned to CANNABIX TECHNOLOGIES INC. (Burnaby, Canada).

"Contact-free breath analysis device and method" was invented by Mohammad Paknahad (Vancouver, Canada), Sagar Rajesh Mehta (Vancouver, Canada) and Daryoush Sahebjavaher (Vancouver, Canada).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Apparatus and methods for contact-free breath analysis are provided. One aspect provides a pneumatic circuit that can be used for analyzing a contact-free breath sample or a breath sample provided through an inlet tube. Some aspects provide apparatus that can be incorporated into a rearview mirror or steering wheel of a vehicle, or ...