ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,558,659, issued on Feb. 24, was assigned to 3M Innovative Properties Co. (St. Paul, Minn.).

"Mixing and dispensing curable multi-component materials" was invented by Jeffrey R. Janssen (Hernando, Fla.), Mark F. Schulz (Lake Elmo, Minn.), Scott D. Gullicks (River Falls, Wis.), Dennis R. Keicher (River Falls, Wis.), Bruce R. Broyles (Oakdale, Minn.), Ryan P. Simmers (Fargo, N.D.) and Jameel R. Qiblawi (Mendota Heights, Minn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Methods, apparatus, devices and systems for mixing and dispensing multi-component materials. The mixing and dispensing may be performed using a mobile, enclosed dispenser that can be used...