ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,281,966, issued on April 22, was assigned to Emphasys Importadora Exportadora e Distribuidora Ltda. (Porto Feliz SP, Brazil).

"Dispenser head and dispenser for dispensing units of a pharmaceutical drug or a food supplement or food" was invented by Victor Esteve (Itu, Brazil).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A dispenser head for dispensing a unit of a pharmaceutical drug or a food supplement or food includes a dosing duct for extending along a dosing axis and connecting an inlet port for receiving the unit from a reservoir with an outlet port for dispensing the unit. The dispenser head includes a support section for the unit, which extends fr...