US Patent Issued to Covidien on June 3 for "Access opening closure device" (New York Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 4 -- United States Patent no. 12,320,190, issued on June 3, was assigned to Covidien LP (Mansfield, Mass.).

"Access opening closure device" was invented by Alexander Thomson (Dix Hills, N.Y.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An access opening closure device is provided for enabling passage of food or medication into a confined space without providing direct access from within the confined space to outside of the confined space. The device includes a housing assembly including a body and a cover, and a slide assembly including an access door and a frame. The body defines a receptacle and first and second openings. The housing assembly is pivotally coupled to the slide assemb...