ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,523,600, issued on Jan. 13, was assigned to GeoPulse Solutions (Keene, N.H.).

"Sensing device and related methods" was invented by Ryan Barlow (Keene, N.H.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In some embodiments, a sensing device, and in particular, a modular spectral imaging device is described. The sensing device compiles one or more spectral images of an object in a point-by-point scan. The sensing device and related methods for scanning stationary objects provides spectral and spatial discrimination. Unlike conventional line scan or snapshot style devices, this system includes a sensor configured to function as a single pixel photodetecto...