ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,332,216, issued on June 17, was assigned to Qorvo US Inc. (Greensboro, N.C.).
"Sensor with droplet retaining structure" was invented by James Russell Webster (Minnetonka, Minn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "This disclosure describes methods and devices that assist in forming biosensors. Specifically, features that align solutions containing molecules to be immobilized on biosensors. A retaining structure may be disposed at least partially around a target surface of a substrate. A resonating structure may be disposed on the target surface. A droplet of functionalized material may be disposed on the resonating structure and the target sur...