ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,480,085, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to Mettler-Toledo Autochem Inc. (Columbia, Md.).

"Reactor sampling apparatus, system, and method" was invented by Peter Alfred Blacklin (Columbia, Md.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A probe tube subassembly for a sampling apparatus, and related systems and methods are disclosed. The probe tube subassembly includes a probe tube, a retaining sleeve connected to the probe tube, an inner sleeve positioned within the retaining sleeve and comprising apertures, sample tubes, each extending within the probe tube and through a respective one of the apertures, and a sample head positioned within the inner s...