ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,245,840, issued on March 11, was assigned to MolecuLight Inc. (Toronto).

"Modular system for multi-modal imaging and analysis" was invented by Ralph S. Dacosta (Etobicoke, Canada), Simon Treadwell (Toronto), Connor Wright (Toronto), Kimberlyn Dampitan (Mississauga, Canada), Todd Daynes (Aurora, Canada), Todd Meaney (Thornhill, Canada), Carl Annis (Oakville, Canada), Danielle Dunham (Toronto) and Nitesh Mistry (Toronto).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A portable, modular handheld imaging system is disclosed. The modular system comprises a first housing portion and a second housing portion. The first housing portion includes at least one ex...