ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,473,681, issued on Nov. 18.

"Spray device and method for use thereof" was invented by Brian A. Walker (New Philadelphia, Ohio) and Jeff Geman (Sharon, Wis.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A spray device and a method of using the spray device are provided. The spray device facilitates the application of a liquid such as a pretreatment liquid to an area of a fabric material. The spray device can be positioned on or adjacent portions of the fabric material and/or a substrate supporting the fabric material. The spray device can be activated to spray the pretreatment liquid and move the spray device on portions of the fabric material and/or th...