ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,372,508, issued on July 29, was assigned to MSA Technology LLC (Cranberry Township, Pa.).
"Alignment tool for open-path gas detectors" was invented by Nicholas Emidio Ciccone (Allison Park, Pa.) and Mark Hall (Cranberry Township, Pa.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An alignment tool for use in connection with an open path gas detection system, which includes an interface including one or more connectors, includes an optical system having a scope and an attachment system operatively connected to the optical system. The attachment system includes a body including one or more cooperating connectors. The body is rotatable about an axis thereo...