ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,324,550, issued on June 10, was assigned to Kimberly-Clark Worldwide Inc. (Neenah, Wis.).

"Dispensing device with improved motor assembly" was invented by Paul F. Tramontina (Harleysville, Pa.) and Charles Osborne (Neenah, Wis.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A dispenser includes a housing having an interior volume configured for receipt of a removable liquid reservoir. A mounting body is disposed within the housing. The mounting body defines a passage extending along a vertical direction between an inlet and an outlet. The passage is configured for receipt of a spout of the removable liquid reservoir at the inlet of the passage. A latch ...