ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,473,140, issued on Nov. 18.
"Proportionally controlled cap for spray paint cans" was invented by Jon A Farhat (Burbank, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Described herein are proportionally controlled caps for spray paint cans that can provide a variety of spray effects and/or spread in the spray of paint without changing caps. The disclosed proportionally controlled caps include actuating elements that change the spread in spray paint to achieve a targeted spread. The cap includes an actuator button that is configured to move relative to a main body to cause a needle valve to change the spread in paint leaving the needle valve. The ...