ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,533,678, issued on Jan. 27, was assigned to Kraton Corp. (Houston).
"Apparatus and methods for piercing a centrifuge tube" was invented by Roger Holsinger (Belpre, Ohio).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fixture for facilitating a piercing of a centrifuge tube is disclosed. The centrifuge tube includes a bottom portion and a sidewall extending from the bottom portion. The fixture includes a frame having a base and an elongated member. The elongated member extends substantially perpendicularly to the base and is configured to support the bottom portion of the centrifuge tube. Also, the elongated member defines a bore for receiving a needle ...