ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,312,263, issued on May 27.

"Multifunction bypass dispensing system" was invented by Roger Alan Benham (San Diego), Daniel Owen Benham (San Diego) and Blaine Alan Benham (San Diego).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A multifunction dispenser system for the treatment of water systems is disclosed. The described invention includes the use of a multifunction bypass type dispenser system with integrated isolation valves, modifications to produce bypass flows proportional water flow rate, and a self-metering replaceable chemical cartridge."

The patent was filed on April 5, 2022, under Application No. 17/713,527.

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