ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,326,455, issued on June 10, was assigned to Intabio Inc. (Fremont, Calif.).

"Devices, methods and kits for sample characterization" was invented by Scott Mack (Boulder Creek, Calif.) and Erik Gentalen (Fremont, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Devices and methods for characterization of samples are provided. Samples may comprise one or more analytes. Some methods described herein include performing enrichment steps on a device. Some methods described herein include performing mobilization of analytes. Analytes may then be further processed and characterized."

The patent was filed on Nov. 4, 2020, under Application No. 17/088,672. ...