ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,697,617, issued on Aug. 4, was assigned to LEVITASBIO INC. (Menlo Park, Calif.).
"Particle separation systems and methods" was invented by Theodorus Evan de Groot (Oakland, Calif.), Geoff Facer (Menlo Park, Calif.), Amirreza Malekanfard (Menlo Park, Calif.), Gang Sun (Cupertino, Calif.) and Lesley Suzanne Weaver (Palo Alto, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Magnetic levitation particle separation systems and methods for use with multi-channel flow cells. The system may include a core for receiving and holding the flow cell, with upper and lower clamps for securing the flow cell and positioning it relative to an array of magnets. The s...