ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,410,459, issued on Sept. 9, was assigned to STERITEC PRODUCTS MFG. Co. INC. (Englewood, Colo.).

"Biological indicator reader systems for determining efficacy of sterilization" was invented by Adrian Ponce (Los Angeles), Kok-Hwee Ng (Irvine, Calif.), Darshan Yeliyur Siddegowda (Mission Viejo, Calif.), Jenna Zimmerman (Newport Beach, Calif.), Dat Nguyen (Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif.), Mitchell London (Mission Viejo, Calif.), Jake Douglas Knickerbocker (Westminster, Calif.), Edward MacLeod Perkins (Studio City, Calif.) and Robert G. Waarts (Los Altos, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A biological indicator includes: a BI housing; a ...