ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,673,126, issued on July 7, was assigned to Solventum Intellectual Properties Co. (Eagan, Minn.).
"High temperature sterilizable adhesive articles" was invented by Dong-Wei Zhu (North Oaks, Minn.), Jennifer S. Bangle (Cottage Grove, Minn.) and Douglas J. Betts (Mendota Heights, Minn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Sterilization indicators include a first substrate and a second substrate. The first substrate has a compartment containing a fusible indicator material, and a channel in contact with the compartment for the molten indicator material to flow, and a wicking material in contact with the channel. The second substrate has a transpare...