ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,247,976, issued on March 11, was assigned to Salus Discovery LLC (Monona, Wis.).

"Sample concentration and detection systems and methods" was invented by Jay Warrick (Monona, Wis.) and David Beebe (Monona, Wis.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided herein are devices, systems, and methods for concentration and detection of sample components. In particular, provided herein are lateral flow devices, systems, and methods that utilize flow control of samples."

The patent was filed on May 6, 2021, under Application No. 17/313,715.

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