ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,300,380, issued on May 13.

"Healthcare methods and systems with drive through building structure/architecture" was invented by John E. Croghan (Kenilworth, Ill.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method and system for drive through medicine comprises a building having a service area and one or more consult bays attached to the service area, which allow users to drive in and engage a healthcare professional and/or a technician in privacy. The user will visit or consult with a doctor or other medical professional, on site and/or remotely via telemedicine. In use, a patient checks in at a patient kiosk, the patient drives into the consult bay...