ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,257,822, issued on March 25, was assigned to O&M Halyard Inc. (Mechanicsville, Va.).

"Method of using a sterilization wrap system" was invented by Jeffrey James Farmer (Roswell, Ga.), Kelly L. Holt (Alpharetta, Ga.), Ronald K. Anderson (Fruit Heights, Utah), Melissa R. Gaynor (Roswell, Ga.) and Corinna Schwarz (Roswell, Ga.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method of using a sterilization wrap system including a permeable material having barrier properties and having a first surface and a second opposing surface, the exterior panel being substantially opaque or having a first level of translucence, and an interior panel including a perme...