ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,534,286, issued on Jan. 27, was assigned to DISPENSING TECHNOLOGIES B.V. (Eindhoven, Netherlands).

"Device for dispensing a material by means of pressurized gas and partially gas-filled tubular body for use therein" was invented by Paulo Nervo (Hoogeloon, Netherlands), Dennis Van Melick (Eindhoven, Netherlands) and Dominicus Jan Van Wijk (Helmond, Netherlands).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A device for dispensing a material includes a reservoir for the material and an outlet channel connectable thereto. The reservoir has a tubular body partially filled with pressurized gas and partially filled with the material to be dispensed. One end o...