ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,599,541, issued on April 14, was assigned to ENPRO INC (Addison, Ill.).
"Pill device apparatus, system and methods for intrusion detection" was invented by Grant Cook (Geneva, Ill.), Thomas Kohlert (St. Charles, Ill.) and Scott Nicholson (South Elgine, Ill.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure is directed to a vent tube apparatus, system and methods incorporating a ball cage with a modified pill device design comprising a traceable material such as a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tag for use in conjunction with a filling machine during container filling operations for a quicker and more accurate detection of the...