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US12609192B2 - Direct Supply Inc. - Automated Dietary Management in Healthcare Facilities

The USPTO granted Patent US12609192B2 to Direct Supply, Inc. on April 21, 2026. The patent covers systems, methods, and media for automated dietary management in healthcare facilities. The application (No. 18899885) was filed on September 27, 2024, and the patent contains 18 claims.

Presidential Determination on Grid Infrastructure Under Defense Production Act

The President has issued a determination under Section 303 of the Defense Production Act finding that grid infrastructure—including transformers, transmission lines, substations, high-voltage circuit breakers, power electronics, protective relay systems, capacitor banks, electrical core steel, and related manufacturing equipment—is essential to national defense. The determination finds that domestic industry cannot timely provide these capabilities due to limited domestic production capacity, extended procurement timelines, foreign supply dependence, and insufficient capital investment. Pursuant to section 303(a)(7), the President waived standard DPA requirements to expedite expanding domestic manufacturing capacity for these critical components and directed the Secretary of Energy to implement the determination.

£144k Gastric Alimetry Diagnostic Tests Direct Award to Alimetry UK

KCH Interventional Facilities Management LLP has awarded a direct award contract for Gastric Alimetry diagnostic tests to Alimetry UK Limited. The contract is valued at £144,000 including VAT (£120,000 excluding VAT), running from 6 May 2026 to 5 May 2029 with a possible one-year extension to 5 May 2030. The direct award justification cites the patented nature of the product under Procurement Act 2023 Schedule 5, as only Alimetry UK can supply due to intellectual property rights.