US Patent Issued to Sartorius Stedim North America on March 18 for "Tube holding apparatuses for filling of multiple containers and methods for using the same" (French, American Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,252,386, issued on March 18, was assigned to Sartorius Stedim North America Inc. (Bohemia, N.Y.).

"Tube holding apparatuses for filling of multiple containers and methods for using the same" was invented by Karine Vizcaino Boissieres (La Ciotat, France), Ali Hojeij (Marseilles, France), Amelie Rethore (Roquevaire, France), Timothy Cardace (Bellmore, N.Y.), Aleksander Shamin (Hewlett, N.Y.) and Meghan Keenan (Bayport, N.Y.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A tube holding apparatus includes a body, a mount, a first guide, and a second guide. The body has a proximal end portion and a distal end portion. The mount is positioned between the pro...