US Patent Issued to United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force on Dec. 30 for "Anti-spill pill counting tray" (Missouri Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,508,209, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force (Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio).

"Anti-spill pill counting tray" was invented by Jess Roach (Whiteman AFB, Mo.), Brandon Ward (Whiteman AFB, Mo.), Blake Gillund (Warrensburg, Mo.) and Emily Lucas (Whiteman AFB, Mo.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A pharmacy pill tray includes a viewing platform with a floor surface to support pills thereon, and a generally cylindrical-shaped transfer chamber. The transfer chamber includes a semi-cylinder trough with an open top extending along and below an edge of the floor surface and a semi...