ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,313,537, issued on May 27, was assigned to Shimadzu Corp. (Kyoto, Japan).

"Holder for drying, method of manufacturing measurement sample, and measurement method" was invented by Kazumi Kawahara (Kyoto, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A holder for drying includes a first member including a first tubular portion that protrudes like a tube and an annular second member that can fix filter paper in a flat state under tension by being fitted over the filter paper to surround an outer side of the first tubular portion while the filter paper is carried on the first tubular portion."

The patent was filed on Feb. 13, 2023, under Application ...