ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,370,007, issued on July 29, was assigned to ROVERS VASTGOED B.V. (Oss, Netherlands).

"Assembly comprising a transfer tool, and transfer tool" was invented by Meindert Durk Zwart (Oss, Netherlands).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention relates to an assembly comprising a sampling device with a rod and a swab and a transfer tool for detaching the swab from the rod and transferring the detached swab to a container. The transfer tool comprises a housing enclosing a closed chamber having a swab-member passage and configured for receiving the swab-member. The housing comprises a first housing part and second housing part hinged to the fi...