ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,660,958, issued on June 23, was assigned to Cintas Corporate Services Inc. (Cincinnati).
"Separable hospital curtain" was invented by Richard R. Bing (West Chester, Ohio), Bryan J. Colpo (Cincinnati), Shawn K. King (Mason, Ohio), David Steven Mesko (Wyoming, Ohio), Amy E. Wilker (Bellevue, Ky.), Michael Komatz (New York), Adem Onalan (Istanbul), Marco Perry (Brooklyn, N.Y.) and Brooke Williams (New York).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A curtain is suitable for use in a hospital or patient facilities or in surgical settings. The curtain includes a bottom panel removably attached and suspended from a top panel. The top panel may be suspende...