US Patent Issued to Thermo Fisher Scientific (Asheville) on June 16 for "Configurable manifold system" (New Hampshire, Maine Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,656,032, issued on June 16, was assigned to Thermo Fisher Scientific (Asheville) LLC (Asheville, N.C.).

"Configurable manifold system" was invented by Nathan Norman Lang (Rochester, N.H.), Derek St. Gelais (Berwick, Maine) and Warren C Prouty (Danville, N.H.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A manifold system including a plurality of manifold blocks form a fluid conduit for fluid flow through the manifold system. The manifold blocks are removably coupled together. The manifold block includes a tubular body defining a first fluid passageway having a first flow axis. The first end includes a first female union defined by a first mounting flan...