ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,590,960, issued on March 31, was assigned to ORTHO-CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS INC. (Raritan, N.J.).

"Immunoassay test device with two fluid flow paths for detection and differentiation of two or more analytes" was invented by Robert Reed (Carlsbad, Calif.), Irene Sinn-Blandy (San Diego), Robert Weiller (Encinitas, Calif.) and Jason McClure (San Diego).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A device for determining presence or absence of infection due to an infectious agent is described. The device comprises a sample receiving zone configured to receive a liquid sample from a subject suspected of having an infection due to an infectious agent, the samp...