ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,354,717, issued on July 8, was assigned to Radeas LLC (Wake Forest, N.C.).

"Patient sample tracking systems and methods" was invented by Philip Radford (Wake Forest, N.C.) and Matthew Wright (Wake Forest, N.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system for collection and tracking of a sample for testing is provided, which includes a kit having a housing configured for storing a sample therein and a label for adhering to the housing upon contact. The label further includes images orientated both horizontally and vertically, each displaying the same readable context able to be scanned. The images are positioned such that the position of the la...