US Patent Issued to 3M Innovative Properties on Aug. 4 for "Sample collection device and system" (Minnesota, Maryland Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,697,102, issued on Aug. 4, was assigned to 3M Innovative Properties Co. (St. Paul, Minn.).

"Sample collection device and system" was invented by Michael R. Berrigan (Oakdale, Minn.), Alan R. Dombrowski (Woodbury, Minn.), Laura R. Nereng (Woodbury, Minn.), Audrey A. Sherman (Woodbury, Minn.), Brett J. Sitter (Marine on St. Croix, Minn.), Narina Y. Stepanova (Woodbury, Minn.) and Michael C. Wohl (Bethesda, Md.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A sample collection device including a housing extending from a mouthpiece portion to an air outlet portion. The housing defines an airflow channel from the mouthpiece portion to the air outlet portion. ...