ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,605,711, issued on April 21, was assigned to Jae Ku Park (Gwangmyeong, South Korea).

"Pouch for in-vitro diagnostic items" was invented by Jae Ku Park (Gwangmyeong-si, South Korea) and Seung Hoon Kim (Hanam-si, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A pouch for a diagnosis item includes (i) a pocket portion with a storage space configured to hold a buffer that has an elongate shape and is configured to hold a sample diluent, and (ii) a buffer supporter formation portion that is connected to one side of the pocket portion. The buffer supporter formation portion includes a buffer support hole that is sized to receive the buffer and su...