ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,498,300, issued on Dec. 16.

"Biological sample collection and dispensing system" was invented by Abraham Oommen (Lincoln, Neb.), Trevor Craig (Lincoln, Neb.), Matthew Greenleaf (Lincoln, Neb.) and Yashitola Wamboldt (Lincoln, Neb.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A biological sample collection system and dispensing system is described. The biological sample collection system provides for collection and processing of a biological sample (i.e. bodily fluids collected from nose, throat, or other mucosal membrane of an animal or human). The biological sample collection system includes a sample collector and a collection tube. The sample collec...