ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,681,014, issued on July 14, was assigned to Becton Dickinson and Co. (Franklin Lakes, N.J.).

"Systems, devices, and methods for amplifying signals of a lateral flow assay" was invented by Huimiao Ren (San Diego).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Lateral flow assay devices, systems, and methods described herein detect analyte present in a sample in low quantity or at low concentration by amplifying a signal generated at a detection zone. The generated signal can exceed a detection threshold of a measurement system and increase the sensitivity of the lateral flow assay devices, systems, and methods. In one aspect, the lateral flow device inclu...