ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,746,539, issued on Sept. 29, was assigned to REVVITY HEALTH SCIENCES INC. (Waltham, Mass.).

"Multiplexed polymerase chain reaction in micropipette format" was invented by Andrew Brodsky (Hopkinton, Mass.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system may include a horizontal actuator to move a tray, to which a microwell plate and a microfluidic chip may be coupled. The system may include a vertical actuator to move a support arm, to which a plurality of pipettes or pipette tips may be coupled. The system may include a rotational actuator to move an angle bracket, to which a magnet may be coupled. The system may include a heater, through which ...