ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 6 -- United States Patent no. D1,152,002, issued on Oct. 6, was assigned to STRATEC CONSUMABLES GMBH (Sallzburg, Austria) and GRIFOLS DIAGNOSTIC SOLUTIONS INC. (San Diego).

"Machine part" was invented by Martin Burgsteiner (Salzburg, Austria), Francisco Pinheiro Pimenta (Salzburg, Austria), Miika Raki (Salzburg, Austria), Jorge Maria Manzano Riera (Emeryville, Calif.) and Maria Teresa Marti Climent (Emeryville, Calif.).

The patent was filed on Jan. 30, 2025, under Application No. D/988,156.

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