ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,553,558, issued on Feb. 17, was assigned to Agency for Science, Technology and Research (Singapore).

"Connector component and connector system" was invented by Ying Ying Wu (Singapore), Jia Sheng Zach Lee (Singapore) and Ahmad Amirul Bin Abdul Rahim (Singapore).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A connector system having a pair of connector components capable of being used as a reuseable aseptic connection in bioprocessing and/or cell manufacturing processes. Each connector component includes a connector housing having a mating surface with an opening and a door moveable to close and open the opening, and a connector assembly therein. The con...