ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,630,582, issued on May 19, was assigned to LIFE TECHNOLOGIES Corp. (Carlsbad, Calif.).

"Method for biomaterial purification and kits thereof" was invented by Kristopher E. Richardson (Inver Grove Heights, Minn.), Daniel J. O'Neal (St. Paul, Minn.), Jerald K. Rasmussen (Woodville, Wis.) and Andrew W. Vail (Bayport, Minn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Described herein is a method of purifying a target molecule from an aqueous biological composition, the method comprising: (a) contacting a cationic polymer and the aqueous biological composition to form a mixture comprising a bio-polymer complex and the target molecule in a liquid, wherein t...