ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,274,981, issued on April 15, was assigned to NANOPAREIL LLC (Comberton, Great Britain).
"Membrane capsule" was invented by Todd J. Menkhaus (Dakota Dunes, S.D.), D. Craig Arnold (Dakota Dunes, S.D.) and Steven Schneiderman (Dakota Dunes, S.D.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A membrane capsule for biological and chemical separations comprising a cassette comprising an upper surface and a lower surface adjoined by a cassette sidewall, an inlet and an outlet located on the upper and lower surfaces of the cassette, tubes fluidly connected to the inlet and the outlet, holes or slots in the tubes to facilitate separation, and a membrane wrapped,...