US Patent Issued to DPX TECHNOLOGIES on April 29 for "Automated solid phase extraction using filter tips" (South Carolina Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,287,333, issued on April 29, was assigned to DPX TECHNOLOGIES INC. (Columbia, S.C.).

"Automated solid phase extraction using filter tips" was invented by William E. Brewer (Columbia, S.C.) and Kaylee R. Mastrianni (Columbia, S.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Devices and methods for performing pre-analysis sample processing of biological and chemical samples using robotic liquid handlers are disclosed. Methods for solid phase extraction, protein precipitation and filtration of biological and chemical samples using automation and the devices in a rapid and convenient way are described."

The patent was filed on Nov. 16, 2022, under Applic...