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US Patent Office Issues DisposeRx First Patent

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Thursday, January 16, 2020
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SANFORD, N.C., Jan. 16, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- DisposeRx, Inc. has received its first patent from the US Patent and Trademark Office.

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  • SANFORD, N.C., Jan. 16, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- DisposeRx, Inc. has received its first patent from the US Patent and Trademark Office.
  • The patent number is U.S. 10,532,385 and covers DisposeRx's at-home medication disposal packets.
  • "While being in patent-pending status has not hampered our operations or growth in any way, receiving our first patent is obviously monumental for our organization," said Denis Connaghan, DisposeRx Chief Financial Officer.
  • William Simpson, President of DisposeRx commented, "Our late founder and chief executive officer, John W. Holaday, PhD, worked diligently on the formulation and patent with co-inventors Marcus Schestopol, Donald Treacy, Edward Rudnic and Beth Burnside.