ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,544,903, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to Porex Cleanroom Products Inc. (Chicopee, Mass.).

"Apparatus for cleaning a controlled and regulated equipment" was invented by Thomas Perelli (Durham, N.C.), Brad Forrest (Cary, N.C.), Sean Imlay (Atlanta) and Ying Zhang (Decatur, Ga.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus for cleaning a controlled and regulated equipment, wherein the apparatus comprises a tool handle including a first handle portion removably connected to a second handle portion and a tool head frame pivotably connected to the second handle portion. The tool head frame further comprises a leading edge opposite a trailing ...