ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,631,633, issued on May 19, was assigned to ASSAYA LLC (Lakeside, Mont.).
"Standardized assay tube and reagent cap" was invented by Clas Sivertsen (Lilburn, Ga.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Embodiments of the present invention are directed to a test kit. The test kit includes an assay tube and a reagent cap. The assay tube includes a sample opening in the assay tube for receiving a sample and a lateral flow assay ("LFA") test strip in the assay tube in communication with a sample opening. The reagent cap is designed to be placed over the assay tube and includes a buffer. When the reagent cap is placed over the sample opening of the assay...