ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,699,099, issued on Aug. 4, was assigned to NAUTILUS SUBSIDIARY INC. (Seattle).

"Methods and applications of protein identification" was invented by Parag Mallick (San Mateo, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Methods and systems for identifying a protein within a sample are provided herein. A panel of antibodies are acquired, none of which are specific for a single protein or family of proteins. Additionally, the binding properties of the antibodies in the panel are determined. Further, the protein is iteratively exposed to a panel of antibodies. Additionally, a set of antibodies which bind the protein are determined. The identity of t...