ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,385,078, issued on Aug. 12, was assigned to NOBLIS INC. (Reston, Va.).

"Bioelectrical sensor device" was invented by Sterling Wells Thomas (Woodbridge, Va.) and Lauren Michelle Leone (Falls Church, Va.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A bioelectrical sensor for detecting one or more pathogens in a fluid sample is provided. The bioelectrical sensor receives a fluid sample comprising one or more pathogens, and detects the one or more pathogens using a series of chemical reactions. The series of chemical reactions include a detection step in which a detector organism detects a pathogen upon coming into contact with and/or to within a certain ...