US Patent Issued to Baptist Retirement Homes of North Carolina on Oct. 20 for "Private residence with care room and care facility including the same" (North Carolina Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,768,184, issued on Oct. 20, was assigned to Baptist Retirement Homes of North Carolina Inc. (Winston-Salem, N.C.).

"Private residence with care room and care facility including the same" was invented by Reed VanderSlik (Pfafftown, N.C.), Alan L. Moore (Winston-Salem, N.C.) and Peter B. Epermanis (Winston-Salem, N.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A care facility includes a connecting ring, a central building, and a plurality of residences. The central building is connected to the connecting ring. The plurality of residences are disposed about the connecting ring with each residence including a shared area, a private area, and an exterior...