ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,704,864, issued on Aug. 11, was assigned to 10x Genomics Inc. (Pleasanton, Calif.).

"Multi-channel pressure control systems and methods" was invented by Andrew Kessler (Pleasanton, Calif.), Daniel Horvath (Pleasanton, Calif.) and Alexander Kindwall (Pleasanton, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Pressure control systems and methods are provided that aid in the control of fluidic or pneumatic devices, by improving the ability to control pressure independently and simultaneously on multiple channels, which in turn permits pressure changes on the channels to occur more quickly and more precisely. In order to match rise/fall times between...