ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,686,536, issued on July 21.

"Dropper system with pre-positioned wiper" was invented by Benjamin Alan Ganter (Plano, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A dropper system comprises a bulb having a body, a collar, and a flange. The body of the bulb comprises a closed end, an open end opposing the closed end, and a cavity extending between the closed end and the open end. The collar extends axially from the open end of the body and comprises a pipette coupling member that is recessed into an inner surface of the collar. The pipette coupling member is configured to retain at least a portion of a pipette proximate the cavity of the body. The ...