ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,492,066, issued on Dec. 9, was assigned to SWIMC LLC (Cleveland).
"Paint dispensing method and apparatus" was invented by James J. Johnson (Warrensville Heights, Ohio) and Richard D. Hudson (Warrensville Heights, Ohio).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A paint container for use with a reusable dispensing apparatus, and the reusable dispensing apparatus are provided to dispense paint under pressure. The paint container includes a housing defining an interior space that is devoid of an internal valve, and a combination comprising a propellant combined with paint within the interior space. A container cap is installed on the housing to enclose t...