ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,528,096, issued on Jan. 20, was assigned to Coster Tecnologie Speciali S.p.A. (Calceranica Al Lago, Italy).

"Device for dispensing a fluid substance" was invented by Alfeo Tecchiolli (Meano, Italy), Giancarlo Fontanari (Altopiano Della Vigolana, Italy) and Fabiano Zeni (Mezzano, Italy).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A device (1) for dispensing a fluid substance (S) having a cup-shaped body (3) equipped, at the bottom (2) thereof, with a first valve element (4) which intercepts a passage (5) for the suction of the fluid substance into a compression chamber (6), a closing element (7) equipped with a window (8), a dispensing button (15), and...