ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,734,110, issued on Sept. 15, was assigned to EnOPrep Inc. (Atlanta).
"Devices and methods for crushing pills" was invented by Austin Blake Tull (Smyrna, Ga.), Blake Daniel Shay (Tampa, Fla.), Ward Pafford Broom (Altanta, Ga.) and Brian VanHiel (Smyrna, Ga.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A pill crusher device for crushing one or more pills is described. The device includes a male grinder component and a female grinder component that, together, form an enclosed chamber. The male grinder component is rotatable relative to the female grinder component, thereby enabling sets of serrated edges to move relative to each other and crush the one ...