ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,372,849, issued on July 29, was assigned to WaveRyde Instruments Inc. (Waterloo, Canada).

"Quantum spectrum sensing systems" was invented by Chang Liu (Waterloo, Canada), Stephanie M. Bohaichuk (Waterloo, Canada), Reza Majidi-Ahy (Waterloo, Canada) and James P. Shaffer (Waterloo, Canada).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In a general aspect, a quantum spectrum sensing system is presented. In some implementations, a quantum spectrum sensing system includes a laser system, a vapor cell sensor, and an optical detector. The laser system includes first and second lasers configured to generate a first and second laser signals. The laser system als...