ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,331,275, issued on June 17, was assigned to CORNING Inc. (Corning, N.Y.).

"Methods and devices for aseptic dry transfer" was invented by Ryann Loren Russell (Drexel Hill, Pa.) and Paul Kevin Seeto (Clinton, Mass.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Devices and systems for product transfer, such as a dissolvable microcarriers, are described. In one example, the product delivery device may include an inlet port; a conical section that may include a wide end and a narrow end; an outlet port flush with the narrow end of the conical section and extending away from the conical section; and a securement feature configured to connect the wide end of ...