US Patent Issued to United States Government as represented by the Department of Veterans Affairs on Aug. 26 for "Pill sorting container" (New Mexico Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,396,923, issued on Aug. 26, was assigned to United States Government as represented by the Department of Veterans Affairs (Washington).

"Pill sorting container" was invented by Angel A. Avila (Santa Fe, N.M.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus for sorting pills has a body defining a plurality of receptacles. A slide plate is positioned on the body. The slide plate defines a first plurality of openings. The slide plate is slidable relative to the body about and between a first position and a second position. In the first position, the first plurality of openings are offset from respective receptacles of the plurality of receptacle...