ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,466,721, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to SERVER PRODUCTS INC. (Richfield, Wis.).
"System for dispensing liquid from inverted container" was invented by Thomas Porter (Hartford, Wis.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A liquid dispenser for dispensing a consumable liquid from a container. The dispenser includes a cabinet configured to receive one or more containers in an inverted position such that liquid is induced by gravity to flow out of an open interior of the container though a dispensing opening. A positive pressure valve assembly is mounted to the dispensing opening of the container prior to insertion of the container into the cabi...