ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,392,694, issued on Aug. 19, was assigned to PathOtrak Inc. (College Park, Md.).
"Apparatuses and methods for rapid collection of microbe from a sample" was invented by Javier Atencia (College Park, Md.), Ethan Reggia (College Park, Md.) and Drew Tack (College Park, Md.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention provides apparatuses and methods for collecting microbes in a sample. The present invention provides apparatuses, systems, or devices, configured to receive a test sample, comprising one or more sealable containers configured to receive a test sample comprising a liquid portion, at least one outlet port, and comprising a...