ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,448,598, issued on Oct. 21, was assigned to ibidi GmbH (Grafelfing, Germany).

"Substrate for testing samples and system comprising the same" was invented by Roman Zantl (Grafelfing, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention relates to a substrate for testing samples, in particular cells or molecules, wherein the substrate comprises a fluid system comprising a sample chamber configured in the substrate for storing and testing samples and at least one liquid reservoir in fluid communication with the sample chamber, and wherein the substrate comprises a passive blocking element capable of assuming a closed position and an open po...