Look at the attached patent and answer the following questions:
- Who is the inventor?
- Who is the assignee?
- When was the patent applied for?
- When was it granted?
- Which date is relevant for determining the patent expiry date?
- What is the International Patent Classification associated with this patent?
- What does the specification encompass?
- Within the specification, what problem(s) does it solve or benefit(s) does it offer over other similar inventions?
- How many claims are included in the patent? How many of those are independent? Dependent?
- BONUS: What is this invention more commonly known as?