ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,466,636, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to Bespak Europe Ltd. (King's Lynn, Great Britain).

"Pressurised dispensing container" was invented by Paul Allsop (King's Lynn, Great Britain), Jaysukhlal Mohanlal Bhogaita (King's Lynn, Great Britain) and Andrew Ian Sapsford (King's Lynn, Great Britain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A pressurised dispensing container (10) comprising a container (11) for product to be dispensed, and a valve fixed to the container, wherein the container contains a propellant comprising 1,1-difluoroethane or a derivative thereof and optionally ethanol. The valve comprises a valve stem (15), a valve body (16, 18) an...