ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,465,690, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to Becton Dickinson and Co. (Franklin Lakes, N.J.).

"Integrated disinfection device" was invented by Shoshana San Solo (New York), Nicholas Erekovcanski (Butler, N.J.), Paul P. Marici (Piscataway, N.J.), Richard Timmers (Westwood, N.J.), Gheorghe Cojocariu (Bridgewater, N.J.), Bradley Tonniges (Columbus, Neb.), Steve Fitz (Columbus, Neb.), Gregory Anderson (Columbus, Neb.), Gerald Leon Bonczynski (Columbus, Neb.) and Samantha R. Garrabrant (Fair Lawn, N.J.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Syringe tip caps are described herein. Such syringe tip caps may include a cup, a cap, a locking feature, a peel...