ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,616,454, issued on May 5, was assigned to Bernard Marie Chaffringeon (Pitesti, Romania).

"Self sampling universal kit, methods and use" was invented by Bernard Chaffringeon (Dubai, United Arab Emirates).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to a self-sampling kit and method for the universal sampling of at least one specimen such as a cell, cell residue, DMA, RNA, protein, virus, bacterium, parasite or fungus from the vaginal and/or rectal cavities of humans and animals, said kit comprising a self-sampling cloth (10) made of a flexible fabric with an absorbency of 3.5 g/g or less and a sealable recipient (50) for stor...