ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,575,703, issued on March 17.
"Hand sanitizer dispensing device" was invented by Jonathan Cole Harding (Denver) and Michael Barnett (Denver).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A hand sanitizer dispensing device and method of dispensing sanitizing fluid are disclosed. The device may be mounted to a scooter, a bicycle or other transport devices. The device has an outer shell, an inner pod that holds a bag of sanitizing fluid, and a top cover that secures the inner pod to the outer shell. A pump/nozzle assembly communicates with an actuator to selectively dispense the fluid. The device may be operated manually or by automatic activation. The dev...