ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,618,756, issued on May 5, was assigned to MICROBS SAS (Rennes, France).

"Device containing glass beads functionalized with polyethyleneimine, and use thereof for capturing microorganisms" was invented by Wilfried Ablain (Rennes, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A device containing glass beads functionalized with polyethyleneimine which is adsorbed on the surface of the glass beads, and the use thereof for capturing microorganisms for implementing a method for removing microorganisms or for diagnosing. The microorganisms can be chosen in particular from bacteria and Fungi, in particular yeasts and fungi."

The patent was filed on Oct. ...