US Patent Issued to Kohler Mira on April 15 for "Additive dispenser" (British Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,276,097, issued on April 15, was assigned to Kohler Mira Ltd. (Cheltenham, Great Britain).

"Additive dispenser" was invented by Ian Thompson (Gloucestershire, Great Britain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A liquid dosing apparatus for dispensing a liquid from a container into a liquid stream of a shower, toilet, or tap includes an adapter, a dosing mechanism, a damping control system, and a dispensing outlet. The adapter is arranged to detachable receive the container. The dosing mechanism includes a dosing chamber and a movable member. The dosing mechanism is arranged to draw a set volume of the liquid into the dosing chamber on activatio...