US Patent Issued to Bio-Rad Laboratories on July 1 for "Dynamic axial compression for preparative columns using external compression" (California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,345,688, issued on July 1, was assigned to Bio-Rad Laboratories Inc. (Hercules, Calif.).

"Dynamic axial compression for preparative columns using external compression" was invented by Christopher Belisle (Walnut Creek, Calif.) and Mark A. Snyder (Oakland, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A dynamic axial compression column is disclosed herein. This dynamic axial column utilized external compression to prevent the creation of end plate space in the column. The dynamic axial column can include a tube defining a first opening, a second opening, and a lumen extending there between. The dynamic axial column can include a first end plate as...