US Patent Issued to Singular Genomics Systems on July 1 for "Multiport disconnect couplings" (California, Delaware Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,345,363, issued on July 1, was assigned to Singular Genomics Systems Inc. (San Diego).

"Multiport disconnect couplings" was invented by Sandor Kovacs (Middletown, Del.) and David Baranson (Encinitas, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A connector assembly is configured to fluidly and removably connect a first set of microtubes to a second set of microtubes of a microfluidic device. The connector assembly provides multiple points of contact to the microtubes to provide a secure connection between the connector assembly and the microtubes. A single gasket provides a securely aligned connection between microtubes."

The patent was filed o...