US Patent Issued to Khalifa University of Science and Technology on March 24 for "Methods and devices for rapid detection of COVID-19 and other pathogens" (Emirati Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,582,992, issued on March 24, was assigned to Khalifa University of Science and Technology (Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates).

"Methods and devices for rapid detection of COVID-19 and other pathogens" was invented by Anas Alazzam (Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates), Habiba Alsafar (Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates), Waqas Waheed (Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates) and Sueda Saylan (Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A device and method for detecting COVID-19 and other pathogens includes a sample compartment contained within an interior of the device and having multiple apertures for releasably receiving one or more ...