ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,751,698, issued on Oct. 6, was assigned to ASAP BreatheAssist Pty Ltd (Cremorne, Australia).

"Sample collection device, sample collection kit, sample collection system, diagnostic device, and associated methods" was invented by Michael Ralph Burgess Johnson (Hawthorn, Australia), Justin Robert Armistead (The Basin, Australia) and Toby James Hartley (Ferntree Gulley, Australia).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention provides a sample collection device (1) for collection of a nasal sample from an individual. The sample collection device comprises: a frame (2) having at least one frame member (4) configured to be received and retained o...