ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,601,628, issued on April 14, was assigned to Adaptec Medical Devices LLC (Tucson, Ariz.).

"Fluid container measurement system" was invented by Walter D. Parker (Tucson, Ariz.), Edward J. Mueller (San Antonio), Keith H. Gausmann (Cary, N.C.), Nathan T. Luck (Apex, N.C.) and Scott E. Liddle (Raleigh, N.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fluid container measurement system is configured to suspend a load measurement assembly a distance above a support surface. The load measurement assembly houses a load cell and a measurement control circuit. The measurement control circuit is coupled to the load cell and configured to receive electrical s...