ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,535,269, issued on Jan. 27, was assigned to Velico Medical Inc. (Beverly, Mass.).

"Spray drying system" was invented by Robert R. Andrews (Norfolk, Mass.), Herman E. Snyder (W.Lafayette, Ind.), William J. Merritt (Danvers, Mass.), Evan P. Ordway (Salem, Mass.) and Kyle D. Erickson (Melrose, Mass.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention includes a spray drying disposable device for use in a spray drying system. The disposable has a spray drying head and a plasma drying chamber. The head has a spray dry nozzle assembly in fluid communication with the plasma source and the pressurized aerosol gas source. The pressurized gas flo...