ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,442,045, issued on Oct. 14, was assigned to 10x Genomics Inc. (Pleasanton, Calif.).

"Methods of detecting spatial heterogeneity of a biological sample" was invented by Stephen R. Williams (Pleasanton, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided herein are methods of characterizing tumors or a region of interest in a biological sample."

The patent was filed on April 19, 2024, under Application No. 18/640,645.

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