ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,447,886, issued on Oct. 21.
"Laundry transport and pathogen containment apparatus and method" was invented by Bertram E. Lacey (Frederick, Md.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A laundry transport apparatus and method includes a container defining an interior area configured to accommodate a plurality of laundry carts, the container having a door movable between closed and open configurations to selectively allow access to said interior area. The apparatus includes a ventilation network to pass air to and from the interior area, the ventilation network including a pathogen identification and containment apparatus to detect, isolate and trea...