US Patent Issued to Azenta on Oct. 27 for "Simulacrum labware substitutes and methods therefor" (British Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- United States Patent no. 12,776,394, issued on Oct. 27, was assigned to Azenta Inc. (Burlington, Mass.).

"Simulacrum labware substitutes and methods therefor" was invented by Etienne P. Croquette (Cheshire, Great Britain), Robin Grimwood (Chelford, Great Britain) and David Andrew Harding (Lanchashire, Great Britain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A temperature controlled sample specimen laboratory storage system, for storing sample specimens disposed in one or more of labware units and labware devices, includes a refrigerated chamber with a storage array therein having predetermined storage locations defining a predetermined capacity of one or more of labware unit s...