US Patent Issued to Kimberly-Clark Worldwide on Oct. 14 for "Fluid dispenser with metered dose control features" (Georgia, Pennsylvania Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,440,071, issued on Oct. 14, was assigned to Kimberly-Clark Worldwide Inc. (Neenah, Wis.).

"Fluid dispenser with metered dose control features" was invented by Paul F. Tramontina (Harleysville, Pa.), Anita Neidert (Roswell, Ga.) and Charles A. Osborne Jr. (Cumming, Ga.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A dispenser system and method for dispensing metered doses of a foam or liquid is disclosed. The dispensing system can include a pumping device for pumping metered doses of a liquid from a liquid reservoir out through a nozzle. The pumping device can include an electronically commutated motor that provides greater accuracy and uniformity in di...