ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,502,549, issued on Dec. 23, was assigned to Amelia Technologies (Washington).

"UV-LED induction of measurable biological endpoints" was invented by Peter Sykora (Baltimore).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Composition, systems, and methods for the induction of biological endpoints in a cheap contained system. In many embodiments, variation on well numbers on plates and ranging ultraviolet wavelengths produces different and controlled outcomes of the biological endpoint induction. Endpoint induction of this type allows for chemical induction, wherein the system can be turned on and off in short time periods."

The patent was filed on Sept. 2...