US Patent Issued to Hyperspectral on Nov. 11 for "Systems and methods for screening asymptomatic virus emitters" (California, Virginia Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,465,239, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to Hyperspectral Corp. (Alexandria, Va.).

"Systems and methods for screening asymptomatic virus emitters" was invented by David M. Palacios (Pasadena, Calif.) and Harry Hopper (Alexandria, Va.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method comprising at least one light source configured to generate a light of at least one wavelength and project the light over an optical path, a sample device, the device containing a sample obtained from exhalation of a person, a vortex mask configured to receive the light after the light passes through at least a portion of the sample device, the vortex mask including a ...