ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,448,199, issued on Oct. 21, was assigned to NIPPON SHINYAKU Co. LTD. (Kyoto, Japan).

"Measuring container" was invented by Masaki Hayakawa (Kanazawa, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A measuring container comprises a storage container and a storage section selector. The storage container includes storage sections each capable of storing a predetermined number of tablets. The storage section selector is attached to the storage container and has a second path that allows the tablets to pass through from one end to an other end. The one end of the second path is connected to an outside, and the other end is selectively connected to one ...