ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,662,367, issued on June 23.
"Automatic dispensing system for liquid samples" was invented by Leandro Jose Agostini (Porto Alegre, Brazil).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Automatic system for precisely dispensing small quantities of colorings with individual pumping for each receptacle (canisters). Each canister (6) has a stirring blade (2). Fastened to the bottom (6) is a corrugated tube (41), the inlet channel for the pump (50). A spider connects the shafts of the blade (2) and is driven in rotation by a direct-current motor (43). Several pumps (50) connect to hoses (42) leading to the dispensing nozzles (8). Each nozzle (8) has staggered...