ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,458,989, issued on Nov. 4.

"System and method for distributing rosin and other viscous materials" was invented by Konstantine Pericles Kralis (Skokie, Ill.) and Alberto Adarve Lozano (Madrid).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems, devices, and methods are disclosed for pen that distributes viscous plant material, such as rosin, from a cartridge. The pen receives, from a button, input corresponding to a first control instruction. The pen has a motor configured to receive the first control instruction from the controller and, in response, drive a spindle that linearly displaces a plunger, wherein the linear displacement of the plunger cause...