ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,540,015, issued on Feb. 3, was assigned to Hotel Emporium Inc. (Gardena, Calif.).

"Liquid product dispenser with tamper resistant overcap" was invented by Ash Asela Desilva (Long Beach, Calif.), Anuradha Andy De Silva (Ranchos Palos Verdes, Calif.), Shehan James (Los Angeles) and Dinesh Weerasekera (Fullerton, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A tamper resistant dispensing system has a liquid product dispenser having a container body adapted to contain the liquid. The container body has an externally threaded neck that extends to an opening, and a dispenser cap that includes an actuator, an internally threaded closure, and a stem. The...