ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,674,737, issued on July 7, was assigned to Bio-Rad Laboratories Inc. (Hercules, Calif.).

"Method and system for detection of particles focused asymmetrically" was invented by Ahmadreza Rashedi (Pleasanton, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Methods and systems for detecting particles. In an exemplary method, a sample fluid including the particles may be driven from a sample inlet channel, through a confluence region, and into a sample outlet channel defining a longitudinal axis. Focusing fluid may be introduced into the confluence region from at least two focusing channels along respective introduction axes. Introducing may be rotation...