ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,252,679, issued on March 18, was assigned to ADVA Biotechnology Ltd. (Kiryat Tivon, Israel).
"Method of using a bioreactor" was invented by Ohad Karnieli (Kiryat Tivon, Israel).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An inverted conical bioreactor is provided for growing cells or microorganisms. The bioreactor has an internal space and a perforated barrier within the vessel, through which a liquid may flow, where cells or microorganisms cannot pass through the perforated barrier. The perforated barrier divides the internal space of the bioreactor into a first chamber and a second chamber. Cells are grown within the second chamber and can be perfu...