ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,352,071, issued on July 8, was assigned to King Technology Inc. (Minnetonka, Minn.).

"Inline dispensing system" was invented by Eric Barton (Eden Prairie, Minn.), Jeffrey D Johnson (Edina, Minn.) and Darrin M Swagel (Minnetonka, Minn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An inline dispensing system having a collar engageable with an inline well to support an inline cap thereon and for directing a cartridge carrier into a sealing relation therewith as a cartridge carrier is inserted into an inline well in a container of a body of recreational water."

The patent was filed on Sept. 9, 2022, under Application No. 17/941,507.

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