ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,584,474, issued on March 24, was assigned to Agilent Technologies Inc. (Santa Clara, Calif.).
"3D cell washer" was invented by Christopher Many (Saint Albans, Vt.), Brad Larson (South Burlington, Vt.), Byron Smith (South Hero, Vt.) and Brian Struhammer (Ferrisburg, Vt.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An autoclaving microplate washing system for cells and non-adhering three-dimensional (3D) cell cultures includes one or more pumps for controlling the dispensing of washing fluid and the evacuation of fluid from microwells to gently wash the cells. A method of controlling the autoclaving microplate washing system includes controlling the on...