US Patent Issued to Becton Dickinson and Co. on July 1 for "Liquid dispenser with manifold mount for modular independently-actuated pipette channels" (Maryland Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,345,729, issued on July 1, was assigned to Becton Dickinson and Co. (Franklin Lakes, N.J.).

"Liquid dispenser with manifold mount for modular independently-actuated pipette channels" was invented by Stephen LaChance (Cockeysville, Md.), Alyssa Shedlosky (Reisterstown, Md.), Alexander Clark (Baltimore), Redeat Girma Alemu (Cockeysville, Md.), Craig Bark (Fallston, Md.), Steven Charles Rotundo (Baltimore) and Michael T. Vansickler (Columbia, Md.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Automated pipetting systems and methods are disclosed for aspirating and dispensing fluids, particularly biological samples. In one aspect, a liquid dispenser includes...