ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,766,519, issued on Oct. 20, was assigned to Parhelia Biosciences Corp. (Menio Park, Calif.).

"Apparatuses for iterative exchange of liquid reagents and methods of use thereof" was invented by Yury Goltsev (Menlo Park, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus for iterative exchange of liquid reagents that enables introduction and removal of liquids within a reaction space. The apparatus supports reagent flow through a channel oriented such that liquid exchange occurs via a higher opening and a lower opening. The configuration facilitates repeated reagent exchange while maintaining sample positioning and minimizing disturbance du...