ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,523,578, issued on Jan. 13, was assigned to Jason R. Snavely (Bloomsburg, Pa.).

"Soil respiration device, a system having such devices, and methods of using the systems" was invented by Jason R. Snavely (Bloomsburg, Pa.) and Rick L. Haney (Salado, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A device for monitoring soil health conditions includes (i) a gas intake tube and (ii) a detachable cap. The gas intake tube includes: a first closed end; a second open end opposite the first end; and a body portion extending between the first closed end and the second open end, where the body portion includes a housing and a plurality of holes that extend a...