US Patent Issued to Tangent Design on Jan. 13 for "Automated pharmaceutical bottle information removal apparatus" (Idaho Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,521,774, issued on Jan. 13, was assigned to Tangent Design LLC (Boise, Idaho).

"Automated pharmaceutical bottle information removal apparatus" was invented by John Winston Cochran (Boise, Idaho).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An automated pharmaceutical bottle label information removal system is disclosed that removes protected health information (PHI) printed on labels of prescription pharmaceutical bottles. The system uses heat to automatically remove the PHI from the labels. The heat applied by the system is relatively low, making it safe in hospitals, pharmacies, and other medical locations. When heat is applied, the system removes th...