ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,228,717, issued on Feb. 18, was assigned to PHAOS TECHNOLOGY PTE. LTD. (Singapore).
"Microsphere holder" was invented by Yan Zhou (Singapore), Lianwei Chen (Singapore) and Minghui Hong (Singapore).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A holder for a microsphere comprises a first body portion and a second body portion coupled to the first body portion. The first body portion and the second body portion being configured to provide a receiving position therebetween for the microsphere, such that when the microsphere is at the receiving position, the microsphere is coupled to the first body portion and the second body portion. In another aspect, a l...