ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,448,618, issued on Oct. 21, was assigned to Nutcracker Therapeutics Inc. (Emeryville, Calif.).

"Microfluidic apparatus and methods of use thereof" was invented by Benjamin Eldridge (Danville, Calif.) and Ximiao Wen (El Cerrito, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Apparatuses and methods are described herein for processing polynucleotides in a sealed path environment. The apparatuses include optical sensors to monitor operations and to track material usage for good manufacturing practice."

The patent was filed on June 29, 2023, under Application No. 18/216,052.

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