US Patent Issued to Andrew Alliance on Nov. 11 for "Sample extraction system and method with pressure decoupling" (Swiss Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,467,838, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to Andrew Alliance S.A. (Switzerland).

"Sample extraction system and method with pressure decoupling" was invented by Giorgio Horak (Geneva).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A sample filtration and/or extraction system includes a vacuum manifold configured to connect with a vacuum pump, a vacuum chamber such that each of a plurality of filter columns or the filter plate is configured to be disposed at least partially within the vacuum chamber, the plurality of filter columns or the filter plate including a plurality of openings configured to receive a sample, and a passive pressure decoupling device ...