ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,325,025, issued on June 10, was assigned to Sartorius Stedim Biotech GmbH (Germany).

"Sterile probe sampling for a single-use vessel" was invented by Inga Reinert (Gottingen, Germany), Isabelle Gay (Peypin, France), Charles Meadows (Phoenixville, Pa.) and Michael Zumbrum (New Oxford, Pa.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system and method for transferring chemical, pharmaceutical, and/or biological material into or out of a container are provided. Further, a use of a transfer interface for accessing the interior of a disposable container is provided. The system comprises a disposable container having at least one port for accessing the in...