ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,312,162, issued on May 27, was assigned to MUNCHKIN INC. (Van Nuys, Calif.).
"Flexible bag assembly" was invented by Steven Bryan Dunn (Beverly Hills, Calif.) and Kevin Douglas Johnson (Tarzana, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A flexible bag assembly having at least one layer of a flexible material that permits a UV light source to penetrate through to sterilize bacterial contents on an interior of the flexible bag assembly. Transmission of the UV light source is maximized through the flexible material and to enhance a kill rate of bacteria within the interior of the flexible bag assembly. A bio-assimilator may be integrated into a...