ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,473,139, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to QUIP NYC INC. (Brooklyn, N.Y.).
"Dispensing consumables" was invented by Paul Koh (Brooklyn, N.Y.), William Thomas May (Summit, N.J.), Simon Enever (New York), James Krause (Brooklyn, N.Y.), Adrian Candela (Brooklyn, N.Y.) and Jonathan Fratti (Brooklyn, N.Y.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A device for dispensing consumables includes a housing, a drawer, a cap, a latch, and a tooth. The housing may define a volume. The drawer defines a cavity and may be disposed in the volume. The cap may be along the housing. The latch may be securable to hold the cap in a closed position enclosing the volume. ...