ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,214,367, issued on Feb. 4, was assigned to Inter-Med Inc. (Racine, Wis.).
"Universal minimal waste dispensing tip" was invented by John Baeten (Muskego, Wis.) and Alexander D. Johnson (Mount Pleasant, Wis.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An applicator for a syringe is provided that includes a hub configured to be disposed at least partially within a nozzle of the syringe and defining a fluid passage therethrough, with one or barbs on the hub that frictionally and sealingly engage an interior of the nozzle in a manner minimizing void space associated with waste of deliverable material, and an applicator tip extending distally from the hub. ...