ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,416,592, issued on Sept. 16, was assigned to SENSORC PTY LTD (Nedlands, Australia).

"Soil carbon sensor and sensing arrangement" was invented by Wesley Lawrence (Osborne Park, Australia), Ashok Giri (Osborne Park, Australia), Shalini Prasad (Richardson, Texas) and Vikram Narayanan Dhamu (Richardson, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A soil carbon sensor includes a probe body for placement into soil, a first detector supported by the probe body that transmits a frequency-modulated signal into the soil. The first detector includes a first electrode configured responsive to a moisture content and bulk density of the soil. A second detec...