ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,478,195, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to Retail Space Solutions LLC (Milwaukee).
"Detachable hopper bulk dispenser" was invented by Christopher Lyons (Western Springs, Ill.), Craig Pavlich (Glen Ellyn, Ill.) and Shaji Veettil (Little Rock, Ark.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A gravity-feed dispensing system includes a hopper configured to hold a bulk material for dispense. The hopper includes a mouth. A dispenser includes a valve operable between open and closed conditions to selectively permit bulk material to pass from the hopper through an outlet of the dispenser. The dispenser is configured to selectively connect the valve to the ...