ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,325,567, issued on June 10, was assigned to Battelle Savannah River Alliance LLC (Aiken, S.C.).

"Tamper-indicating device having robotic application features" was invented by Michael J. Dalmaso (Martinez, Ga.), Daniel Krementz (Augusta, Ga.) and Richard E. Koenig II (Evans, S.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A tamper-indicating assembly for a drum enclosure assembly is provided. The tamper-indicating assembly includes a tamper-indicating device that defines a cavity sized to receive and surround at least a portion of the closure bolt, the first flanged end, and the second flanged end to prevent movement of the closure bolt. A tab extend...