ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,599,270, issued on April 14.
"Portable personal hand sanitizer dispenser" was invented by Michael Watson (Hope, Canada).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A dispensing apparatus is disclosed. The dispensing apparatus has application in providing a portable readily accessible supply of hand sanitizer. The dispensing apparatus includes an engagement interface. Upon operating the engagement interface, a fluid such as hand sanitizer is released from an outlet. The dispensing apparatus contains a replaceable cartridge that can be filled with a fluid. The replaceable cartridges have a seal that is pierced by a spur in the dispensing apparatus. The...