US Patent Issued to Tetracore on May 19 for "Device and method for mixing and bubble removal" (Maryland, Virginia Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,629,646, issued on May 19, was assigned to Tetracore Inc. (Rockville, Md.).

"Device and method for mixing and bubble removal" was invented by David R. Almassian (Gaithersburg, Md.), William M. Nelson (Rockville, Md.) and Aymeric Randanne de Vazeille (Leesburg, Va.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A magnetic mixing device designed to mix fluid in a reaction chamber and remove air bubbles if present. The device comprises a holder with embedded magnets, which causes movement of a stir bar within the reaction chamber. The holder may be moved by an electric linear actuator configured to generate linear motion or an electric motor configured to g...