ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,304,116, issued on May 20, was assigned to Sartorius Stedim North America Inc. (Bohemia, N.Y.).
"Fluid transfer assembly, a fluid transfer system, and a related method" was invented by Michael A. Zumbrum (New Oxford, Pa.), Charles Meadows (Phoenixville, Pa.) and Kevin Perdue (Havre de Grace, Md.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fluid transfer assembly includes one or more fluid conduit and a body portion. The body portion defines a fluid channel within the body portion that is in fluid communication which each of the one or more fluid conduits when the body portion is in an elongated state. The body portion has an elongated stat in which...