US Patent Issued to Cintas Corporate Services on Aug. 25 for "Automated dispenser for garments and other articles and associated methods" (Ohio Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,718,649, issued on Aug. 25, was assigned to Cintas Corporate Services Inc. (Cincinnati).

"Automated dispenser for garments and other articles and associated methods" was invented by Robert F. Cotter (Batavia, Ohio), John Savage (Cincinnati) and Kenneth L. Waters (Felicity, Ohio).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A dispenser for scrubs or other items is modular and can be configured with a desired number of cells for storing scrubs and dispensing them accordingly. The dispenser includes a main or primary bank of cells with each cell housing an inventory of multiple scrubs for dispensing. The main bank of cells may operate in a standalone mann...