ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 29 -- United States Patent no. 12,210,134, issued on Jan. 28, was assigned to HADRONEX INC. (Escondido, Calif.).

"Environmental monitoring system" was invented by Gregory M Quist (Escondido, Calif.), David A Drake (Escondido, Calif.), Glen A. Hill (Columbia, S.C.) and Lawrence B Merchell (San Marcos, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An environmental monitoring network has transportable, self-contained, environment sensing capsules, each capsule is water-proof, with first and second sections, the second section being hollow. Apertures in the capsule's housing enable fluid and gas entry wherein first sensor(s) disposed internal to the housing measure within the hollow...