ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,595,474, issued on April 7, was assigned to MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC (Redmond, Wash.).
"DNA data storage on two-dimensional support material" was invented by Karin Strauss (Seattle), Bichlien Hoang Nguyen (Seattle), Robert N. Grass (Zurich), Alexander Xavier Christof Kohll (Zurich) and Weida Chen (Zurich).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A data storage medium is disclosed comprising a two-dimensional (2D) support structure onto which artificially synthesized DNA molecules encoding digital information are placed and then covered with a protective layer. The 2D support structure is formed from a material such as metal foil, glass, o...