US Patent Issued to GEN-PROBE, GRIFOLS, S.A on Sept. 15 for "Gripper apparatus with reduced contamination risk" (California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,736,552, issued on Sept. 15, was assigned to GEN-PROBE Inc. (San Diego) and GRIFOLS, S.A (Barcelona, Spain).

"Gripper apparatus with reduced contamination risk" was invented by Rolf Silbert (Del Mar, Calif.) and David H. Combs (Sa Diego, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A gripper apparatus is configured to grasp a closed receptacle having a closure affixed to an open top end of a receptacle. Opposed jaw members capable of lateral movement between an open position, a first closed position, and a second closed position are configured to grasp the closed receptacle when the closed receptacle is situated between the jaw members at the ...