ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,583,131, issued on March 24.
"Apparatus for facilitating automation of vessels" was invented by Federico Parietti (San Francisco) and Adrian Claudio Tanner (Oakland, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cartridge for facilitating automation of a vessel includes a cartridge body, an adapter for removably connecting the vessel to the cartridge body, and at least one connection unit for fluidic communication with the vessel. A connection unit includes a retainer, a port body, a connector, and a tube. The retainer is fixed on or integrally formed with a wall of the cartridge body. The port body is coupled to the retainer and has a distal...