US Patent Issued to Becton Dickinson and Co. on Oct. 6 for "Needleless vial stopper" (New Jersey Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,751,898, issued on Oct. 6, was assigned to Becton Dickinson and Co. (Franklin Lakes, N.J.).

"Needleless vial stopper" was invented by Kevin M. Ryan (Whitehouse Station, N.J.) and Angela Marie Huenerfauth (Morris Plains, N.J.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A needleless vial stopper for a vial defining a vial opening includes a body having a first end and a second end positioned opposite the first end, with the body including a sealing portion and a flange extending radially outward from the sealing portion. The sealing portion is configured to be received by the vial opening and form a seal with the vial. The body defines an opening having...