ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,668,164, issued on June 30.
"System for minimizing risk of transmission of infection" was invented by James L. Orrington II (Flossmoor, Ill.), Michael Prince (Chicago) and Hyunchul Kim (Chicago).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed herein are systems for minimizing the risk of transmission of SARS-CoV-2 and/or other infectious diseases between individuals in close proximity to one another. Said systems may comprise a substantially transparent shield component, a chamber component, and a suctioning component. The systems of the present disclosure are intended to remove any SARS-CoV-2 virus and/or other infectious agents that may be tra...