ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,340,875, issued on June 24, was assigned to Sapphiros Laboratories LLC (Boston).

"Systems and methods for automated monitoring and replenishment of genetic material reserves" was invented by Robin Y. Smith (Boston) and Sunil Anant Gupta (Boston).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A meter value that reflects the amount of genetic material stored in a reserve is stored in a database for each reserve in a bank. Meter values allow a user to track the amount of genetic material in the reserves of a bank without needing to physically measure or disturb the reserves unnecessarily. As users withdraw and deposit genetic material from and into a reserv...