ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 4 -- United States Patent no. 12,318,045, issued on June 3, was assigned to Touchless Dispenser Co. Inc. (Richmond, Va.).

"Touchless food dispenser" was invented by Bryan Hakim (Cresskill, N.J.), George Hakim (Aspen, Colo.), Gabe Hakim (Jupiter, Fla.) and Christian Haller (Arlington, Va.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A touchless food dispenser. The touchless food dispenser includes one or more types of food stored therein, one or more removable nozzles, and one or more nozzle replacement mechanisms. The touchless food dispenser is configured to dispense the food through the one or more removable nozzles. The one or more nozzle replacement mechanisms are configured to re...