ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,607,551, issued on April 21, was assigned to Cytek Biosciences Inc. (Fremont, Calif.).

"Image capture and automated regulation of liquid jet breakoff for cell sorters and flow cytometers" was invented by Mohammad N Saadatzi (Fremont, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In one embodiment, a system includes a flow cell assembly having a flow cell body with a base having an opening allowing sheathed sample fluid to flow out, a bracket coupled to the flow cell body, a flat mirror mounted to the bracket, a hardware triggered camera coupled to the bracket on one side, and a diffused light emitting diode strobe light coupled to the bracket o...