ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,303,929, issued on May 20, was assigned to DL Technology LLC (Haverhill, Mass.).

"Material dispense tips" was invented by Jeffrey P. Fugere (Hampton Falls, N.H.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A dispense tip for low-volume dispensing is formed according to a process. The process comprises forming a hole through a length of a neck formed of a body of material; forming an inlet hole at a distal end of the hole, the inlet hole having a first inner diameter; forming an outlet hole at a distal end of the inlet hole, the outlet hole having a second inner diameter less than the first inner diameter, a first inner taper transitioning the inlet ho...