ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,315,612, issued on May 27, was assigned to Impruvon Inc. (King George, Va.).

"Tamper-resistant container with unique identity authentication and network-enabled security features" was invented by Justin Michael Amoyal (Ashburn, Va.) and Michael Jared Mazzocco (King George, Va.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention is that of a secure dispensing systems and methods for prescription medications. In certain embodiments, the system comprises a dispenser with a unique user identity authentication sensor, such as a fingerprint scanner, in combination with a vibration sensor to detect movement. The user identity authentication an...