ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,654,306, issued on June 16, was assigned to Porex Cleanroom Products Inc. (Chicopee, Mass.).

"System for cleaning a controlled and regulated equipment" was invented by Thomas Perelli (Durham, N.C.), Brad Forrest (Cary, N.C.), Sean Imlay (Atlanta) and Ying Zhang (Decatur, Ga.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system for cleaning a controlled and regulated equipment comprises a lightweight and maneuverable ergonomic and tool handle including a first handle portion and a second handle portion, wherein the second handle portion is removably connectable to the first handle portion. A tool head frame is pivotably connectable to the second handl...