ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,385,083, issued on Aug. 12, was assigned to 10x Genomics Inc. (Pleasanton, Calif.).

"Methods of using master / copy arrays for spatial detection" was invented by Preyas Shah (Pleasanton, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "This disclosure provides methods for spatial profiling of biological analytes present in a biological sample. Methods include generating feature arrays using a master/copy format using recessed arrays, and methods for using such arrays. For example spatially-tagged analyte capture analytes can be used in spatial detection in methods to determine the location of analytes (e.g., proteins) in biological samples."

The p...