ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,460,842, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to Supercritical Fluid Technologies Inc. (Newark, Del.).

"High-pressure fluid chromatography system using interior-to-exterior column pressure equalization" was invented by Kenneth Joseph James (Newark, Del.), Brian Jeffrey Waibel (Kennett Square, Pa.), Kenneth Richard Krewson (Allentown, N.J.), Kim Ferrara (Middletown, Del.) and Curtis Ebersold (Newark, Del.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided is a high-pressure fluid chromatography system using interior-to-exterior column pressure equalization, and components comprising such a system, including a pressure equalizing vessel which allows for the...