ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,257,360, issued on March 25, was assigned to SteriCUBE Surgical Systems LLC (Gulfport, Fla.).

"Mobile sterilization apparatus and method for using the same" was invented by Michele Mauzerall (St. Petersburg, Fla.) and Maryellen Keenan (Nutley, N.J.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A sterilization cabinet, comprising a top panel, at least two side panels, and a floor panel forming a part of a chamber of the sterilization cabinet; at least one door connected to at least one of the at least two side panels of the sterilization cabinet; a vent formed in at least one of the two side panels; at least one first filter covering the vent and a fil...