US Patent Issued to Instant Systems on June 24 for "Sample container with peelable seal and access port" (Virginia, Maryland Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,336,900, issued on June 24, was assigned to Instant Systems Inc. (Norfolk, Va.).

"Sample container with peelable seal and access port" was invented by Madeline C. Alden (Norfolk, Va.), Kimber L. Burley (Fulton, Md.) and Tara C. Ramsey (Norfolk, Va.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus includes a flexible container and a port. The container includes a first layer coupled to a second layer to define a storage volume within which a tissue specimen can be contained. The first layer has a first stiffness and the second layer has a second stiffness. An edge of the first layer is spaced apart from an edge of the second layer to define an...