ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,625,052, issued on May 12, was assigned to LIFE TECHNOLOGIES Corp. (Carlsbad, Calif.).
"Nozzle sealing and unclog station for a flow cytometer" was invented by Daniel N Fox (Bellvue, Colo.), Nathan M Fox (Fort Collins, Colo.) and Rodney C Harris (Fort Collins, Colo.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed is a system for use in a flow cytometer for unclogging obstructions in a nozzle from salt crystal formations and clumps of cells or debris. A nozzle system is moved to a docking station so that a nozzle tip is seated in the docking station. Deionized water is pushed through the nozzle in a reverse direction to a waste port so that the n...