ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,496,579, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to Fenwal Inc. (Lake Zurich, Ill.).
"Magnetic selector and systems incorporating same" was invented by Christopher J. Wegener (Libertyville, Ill.) and James Madsen (Chicago).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A magnetic selector includes a housing configured to receive a container and having a floor upon which the container is disposed. The selector also includes a magnet carrier disposed on an opposite side of the floor from the container. The magnet carrier has at least one magnet disposed thereon and being moveable relative to the floor between a first state wherein the magnet carrier is adjacent th...