ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,384,615, issued on Aug. 12, was assigned to SWIMC LLC (Cleveland).
"Fluid dispensing method and apparatus" was invented by Richard D. Hudson (Warrensville Heights, Ohio), James J. Johnson (Warrensville Heights, Ohio) and Thomas W. Williams (Cleveland).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fluid storage system includes a container defining an interior space that lacks an internal valve. A product and a propellant are stored under pressure within the interior space. A container cap includes a membrane that encloses a space defined by a coupling element, which includes a releasable fastener that releasably couples a fluid dispensing apparatus to ...