ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,649,594, issued on June 9, was assigned to Express Scripts Strategic Development Inc. (St. Louis).

"Cleaner assembly for an automated dispensing device" was invented by Craig F. Mortimer (Casa Grande, Ariz.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The cleaner assembly is configured for cleaning an automated dispensing device is described herein. The cleaner assembly includes a pallet; a plurality of side walls enclosing an inner chamber; a blower configured to propel contaminants into said inner chamber; and at least one roller operably supported by and projecting above at least one of said side walls, said at least one roller being configured to s...