Waters Technologies was granted a patent for aseptic sampling equipment.

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  "company": {
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    "detail": "In September 2026 Waters Technologies patented a fluid-handling setup for collecting and preparing contamination-free process samples before laboratory analysis.",
    "summary": "Waters Technologies was granted a patent for aseptic sampling equipment.",
    "event_at": "2026-09-29",
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    "grant_date": "2026-09-29",
    "source_url": "https://patents.google.com/patent/US12748122",
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    "patent_title": "Fluidic network for positive displacement aseptic sampling",
    "patent_number": "US12748122",
    "uspto_assignee": "Waters Technologies Corporation",
    "patent_abstract": "Described are a fluidic network and method for aseptic sampling from a process source. The fluidic network includes a valve that isolates the valve port that receives the process sample from all other valve ports except when the process sample flows through the valve. The fluidic network further includes a sample treatment module having a filter element and a sample preparation element to prepare the process sample for analysis. A positive displacement pump operates to draw the process sample into the fluidic network and to push a portion of the acquired process sample through the sample treatment module before dispensing the treated process sample from the fluidic network. Process sample remaining in a process sample supply line leading from the process source to the process inlet port may be pushed back to the process source via a gas flow to limit the acquired process sample volume.",
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      "fluidic networks",
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