ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,649,896, issued on June 9, was assigned to Lonza Cologne GmbH (Cologne, Germany).

"Device for providing a cell suspension" was invented by Timo Gleissner (Euskirchen, Germany) and Claudiu Todor (Cologne, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention relates to a device for providing a cell suspension to an apparatus for treating the cells, wherein the device comprises at least one internal space 16 for holding the suspension, and wherein the internal space 16 is at least partially surrounded by a wall 15. The device further comprises at least one inlet port 2 comprising at least one first opening 3 for introducing the suspension in...