ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,252,391, issued on March 18, was assigned to Sartorius Stedim North America Inc. (Bohemia, N.Y.).

"System for simultaneous distribution of fluid to multiple vessels and method of using the same" was invented by Michael A. Zumbrum (New Oxford, Pa.), Kevin M. Perdue (Havre de Grace, Md.), William Kimmick (Mechanicsburg, Pa.) and Jan Neuhaus (Dransfeld, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fluid distribution system includes an input tube, a plurality of vessels, and a distribution hub. The input tube is configured to extend from a supply vessel. Each vessel of the plurality of vessels includes an inflow conduit. The distribution hub in...