ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,247,784, issued on March 11, was assigned to Velico Medical Inc. (Beverly, Mass.).

"Baffle plate used in a disposable for a spray drying system" was invented by Robert R. Andrews (Norfolk, Mass.), Herman E. Snyder (Lafayette, Ind.), William J. Merritt (Danvers, Mass.), Evan P. Ordway (Salem, Mass.) and Clair Strohl (Emmaus, Pa.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention includes a spray drying disposable device for use in a spray drying system. The disposable has a spray drying head and a plasma drying chamber. The head has a spray dry nozzle assembly in fluid communication with the plasma source and the pressurized aerosol ga...