ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,767,919, issued on Oct. 20, was assigned to SCHOTT AG (Mainz, Germany).

"Biocompatible composite elements and methods for producing" was invented by Christian Ott (Ampfing, Germany), Robert Hettler (Kumhausen, Germany), Christoph Stangl (Buch am Erlbach, Germany), Helena Blumel (Frontenhausen, Germany) and Reinhard Ecker (Landshut, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A biocompatible composite element for a bioreactor is provided that includes an outer frame and an inner component. The outer frame is a polymeric material. The outer frame can be inseparably attached to a wall of the bioreactor. The inner component is a transparent mater...