ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,372,769, issued on July 29, was assigned to Beckman Coulter Inc. (Brea, Calif.).
"Adjustable mounting apparatus" was invented by Jozef Sofka (Redwood City, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The presently claimed and described technology provides an apparatus (500, 1000A, 1000B) configured to adjustably position a focal location (14) of a first instrument (12) of a first body (10, 20, 60) with respect to a target location (44, 54) of a second instrument (42, 42H, 42U, 52) of a second body (40, 50). The apparatus further includes a third body (30), a first joint (210), and a second joint (310). The first joint is configured to adjustab...