US Patent Issued to Papeltec Overseas on April 15 for "Methods and apparatus for convenient and accurate placement of eye drops" (Florida Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,274,641, issued on April 15, was assigned to Papeltec Overseas Inc. (Atlantic Beach, Fla.).

"Methods and apparatus for convenient and accurate placement of eye drops" was invented by Peter Rodriguez (Jacksonville, Fla.), Jason A. Rodriguez (Jacksonville, Fla.) and Craig Austin (Jacksonville, Fla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure provides methods and apparatus for administration of ophthalmic treatments into a patient's eye. Apparatus may include a wire form with a horizontal upper frame, temples that rest on or hook over the ears, nose pads, and semi-circular receivers to accept the tip of an eye drop-dispenser bottle...