ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,473,585, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to 10X GENOMICS INC. (Pleasanton, Calif.).

"Methods and systems for sample preparation and analysis" was invented by Zahra Kamila Belhocine (Fremont, Calif.), Josephine Lee (Hayward, Calif.), Francesca Meschi (Menlo Park, Calif.), Luz Montesclaros (Pittsburg, Calif.), Katherine Pfeiffer (Berkeley, Calif.), Andrew D. Price (Hayward, Calif.), Jerald Sapida (San Jose, Calif.), David Sukovich (San Francisco), Tobias Daniel Wheeler (Alameda, Calif.) and Yifeng Yin (Elk Grove, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure provides methods and systems for sample preparation and/or analysis...