ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,427,092, issued on Sept. 30, was assigned to PUROSIL LLC (Corona, Calif.).
"Device and method for assisting pill swallowing" was invented by Rick Tabor (Crystal Lake, Ill.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A pill swallowing device comprising a deformable reservoir for holding an edible liquid; a liquid refilling port attached to the deformable reservoir; a pill transit port for loading and discharging pills attached to the deformable reservoir; and a cap detachably connected to the pill transit port, the cap comprising a pill-positioning insert that engages the pill, that projects into the deformable reservoir for directing the pill inside...