ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,490,960, issued on Dec. 9, was assigned to Anvajo GmbH (Dresden, Germany).
"Device and method for taking up and handling a liquid sample and a substance" was invented by Aitor Ezkerra (Dresden, Germany) and Daniel Hammer (Dresden, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A device and a method for taking up and handling a liquid sample and a substance are described. The device has a sample unit and a substance container. The substance container has a reservoir which is designed to keep a substance in the reservoir. The reservoir also has an opening which is closed by a sealing film or sealing plate so that substance kept in the reservoir is ...