ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,264,756, issued on April 1, was assigned to Tosoh Bioscience LLC (King of Prussia, Pa.).

"High-flow fluid valve block" was invented by Brian A. Harbrecht (Janesville, Wis.), Robert Charles Mierendorf (Verona, Wis.) and Scott G. Manke (Sun Prairie, Wis.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An illustrative valve block includes a plate, a fluid transfer block, and a diaphragm. The plate includes a channel configured to receive a first fluid and a recess connected to the channel. The fluid transfer block includes an inlet connection configured to receive a second fluid and an outlet connection. The fluid transfer block also includes a plurality of...