ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,390,299, issued on Aug. 19, was assigned to Gyrus ACMI Inc. (Westborough, Mass.).

"Sealer divider" was invented by Jeffrey Nelson (Plymouth, Minn.), Kester Julian Batchelor (Mound, Minn.), Nikhil M. Murdeshwar (Maple Grove, Minn.), Eric J. Boone (Saint Michael, Minn.) and Christian J. Fiksen (Maple Grove, Minn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A device comprising: a first jaw having a gripping surface; a second jaw having a gripping surface, the second jaw being spaced apart from the first jaw and being configured to move between an open position and a closed position, and a sealer divider having a plurality of stops including at least: on...