ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,298,233, issued on May 13, was assigned to Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc. (Tarrytown, N.Y.).

"Method and analyzer to correct for unknown interferences in a patient blood sample" was invented by Jeffrey R. Jasperse (Newton, Mass.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Analyzers and methods of use are disclosed, including a blood analyzer comprising a light source to transmit an optical signal; a detector to generate data indicative of optical signal intensity; a transparent sample vessel between the light source and the detector; a dispensing device to pass a first portion of the blood sample comprising whole blood or lysed blood into the ve...