ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,257,046, issued on March 25, was assigned to Iowa State University Research Foundation Inc. (Ames, Iowa).

"Resonance frequency shift sensors" was invented by Adam Russell Carr (Ames, Iowa) and Nigel Forest Reuel (Ames, Iowa).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure provides a resonator system for detecting perspiration. The system includes a resonator. The resonator includes an electronically conductive segment. The resonator further includes a polymeric component coating at least a portion of the electronically conductive segment. The resonator further includes a fluidic channel component positioned adjacent to the polymeri...