ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. D1,083,962, issued on July 15, was assigned to Bio-Rad Laboratories Inc. (Hercules, Calif.).

"Display screen or portion thereof with graphical user interface for managing a diagnostic instrument" was invented by Gino D. Gonnelli (Brentwood, Calif.), Christina Marshall (Fairfield, Calif.), Kristin Claire Lucero (New Braunfels, Texas), Aditya Vydula Rao (Concord, Calif.), Theresa Forni (Davis, Calif.), Jeffrey Lyman Robinson (Hercules, Calif.), Stephen Locke (San Rafael, Calif.), Joan Shaughnessy Dowd (San Ramon, Calif.), Kimberly Johnson (Martinez, Calif.), John William Barry Jr. (Walnut Creek, Calif.), James LeRoy Bruce Jr. (Crozet, Va.), Kristopher W. Hunt (Milwaukee), John A. Trumble (...