ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,691,394, issued on July 28, was assigned to Life Technologies Corp. (Carlsbad, Calif.).

"Microcarrier filter bag assemblies and methods of use" was invented by Charles R. Rhodes (Preston, Utah).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A filter bag assembly includes: a flexible first sheet; a flexible second sheet overlying and secured to the first sheet so that a compartment is formed therebetween; a porous filter sheet disposed between the first sheet and the second sheet so as to divide the compartment into a first compartment and a second compartment; a first port secured to the second sheet so as to communicate directly with the first compartme...