ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,343,745, issued on July 1, was assigned to YOSHINO KOGYOSHO Co. LTD. (Tokyo).

"Trigger-type liquid ejector" was invented by Yoshiyuki Kakuta (Tokyo) and Kota Sakata (Tokyo).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A trigger-type liquid ejector including an ejector main body and a nozzle member. The ejector main body includes: a longitudinal supply tube portion; a trigger mechanism including a trigger portion; a reservoir cylinder; a reservoir plunger; and a reservoir valve. The longitudinal supply tube portion includes an outer tube and an inner tube. A recovery passage is provided between the outer tube and the inner tube. The reservoir valve is pr...