ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,312,579, issued on May 27, was assigned to BioSherpa LLC (Lewiston, N.Y.).

"Method for culturing H. pylori for future testing" was invented by Thomas A. Cumbo (Lewiston, N.Y.), Christopher L Hutson (Houston) and Destin J. Radder (Lewiston, N.Y.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present application provides systems and methods for storing biological samples, including a transport medium configured to protect bacterial viability and optimize sample quality, for enhanced diagnostic accuracy. The systems and methods can include a transport media, a collection tube including a screen and sampling brush, and a transport case. The systems and ...