ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,296,308, issued on May 13.
"Tube management system for bioreactor" was invented by Michael E. Goodwin (Logan, Utah), Wade A. Cornia (Nibley, Utah) and Jacob D. Lee (Smithfield, Utah).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A tube management system includes an elongated rack extending between a first end and an opposing second end; an elongated first shaft having a first end and an opposing second end, the first shaft being secured to the rack; a securing structure secured to the first shaft; a collapsible bag bounding a chamber; and a tubular member projecting from the collapsible bag, wherein the securing structure at least partially encircles th...