ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,360,090, issued on July 15, was assigned to Agilent Technologies Inc. (Santa Clara, Calif.).

"Using multi-component test sample for determining real parameter value of sample separation" was invented by Kyle Robert Busch (Karlsruhe, Germany) and Uwe Effelsberg (Karlsruhe, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A process which, on the basis of a provided test sample including a mix of a plurality of pre-known sample components and on the basis of provided absolute sample separation properties for each of the sample components, includes experimentally determining a real sample separation result by executing a sample separation method for s...