ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,312,141, issued on May 27, was assigned to Medi-Dose Inc. (Ivyland, Pa.).

"Tamper-evident cover sheet for multi-compartment article dispensing package" was invented by Robert Braverman (Warrington, Pa.) and Donald A. Lawson (Lansdale, Pa.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cover sheet for a multi-compartment package for dispensing plural items is disclosed. The package includes plural individual sealed compartment units which are releasably secured to each other. Each compartment unit includes a flanged base from which a chamber depends. The chamber holds an item to be dispensed and is surrounded by a flange. The cover sheet, includes resp...