ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,436,163, issued on Oct. 7, was assigned to ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS OPERATIONS INC. (Indianapolis).
"Leakage test" was invented by Reto Keller (Trachslau, Switzerland).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An automated method for performing a leakage test of a fluidic system of an in-vitro diagnostic device as well as an automated in-vitro diagnostic device comprising a controller configured to perform the leakage test. The method comprises activating a pump to provide a fluid from a fluid supply into an electrically conductive probe. The probe is positioned so that a tip of the probe is at a predetermined distance from a reference surface of a referenc...