ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,654,169, issued on June 16, was assigned to ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS ON BEHALF OF ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY (Scottsdale, Ariz.).

"Point of need fluid transport device" was invented by Jennifer Blain Christen (Chandler, Ariz.), Clifford L Anderson (Tempe, Ariz.), Vi Thanh Nguyen (Phoenix) and Michael T. Hansen (Tempe, Ariz.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided herein are systems and methods for a point of care apparatus. The point of care apparatus includes a fluid container for receiving a biosample, an intermediate cap, and a cartridge having at least one microfluidic channel."

The patent was filed on Oct. 7, 2022, under Application ...