US Patent Issued to Aspen Surgical Products on Nov. 25 for "Method and apparatus for protecting electronic equipment from contamination" (Iowa Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,481,314, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to Aspen Surgical Products Inc. (Caledonia, Mich.).

"Method and apparatus for protecting electronic equipment from contamination" was invented by Rick L. Pruter (Coralville, Iowa).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system and method for reducing the spread of contamination via tactile interaction with a touch screen display device for a medical imaging system in a clinical environment which includes a series of display device protection procedures each involving unfurling a rolled disposable cover which was stored adjacent to said display device and after removal of liner tape from two opposing ends ...