ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,216,038, issued on Feb. 4, was assigned to KUWAIT UNIVERSITY (Safat, Kuwait).

"Adjustable cross-sectional area sample container" was invented by Naser Alsayegh (Bayan, Kuwait), Nawaf F. Aljuwayhel (Surra, Kuwait), Hessah Althallab (Granada, Kuwait), Maryam Jamali (Abdullah Farwaniya, Kuwait), Hessah H. Alhamdan (Surra, Kuwait) and Ali Alsayegh (Bayan, Kuwait).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A sample observation container and methods of use thereof are provided. The sample observation container includes a base and one or more sidewalls extending from the base. The one or more sidewalls form a sample enclosure for holding a sample undergoing ...