ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,290,489, issued on May 6, was assigned to BioLife Solutions Inc. (Bothell, Wash.).
"Systems and methods for cryostorage bag protection" was invented by Brian Schryver (Redwood City, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A protective interface cushion device includes an upper half, a lower half, a cutout, a recessed surface, and an exclusion region. The upper half has a first interior surface and a first outer surface. The lower half has a second interior surface and a second outer surface. The first and second interior surfaces are configured to receive a cryostorage bag. The cutout forms an opening through at least one of the first inte...