ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,661,685, issued on June 23, was assigned to Focke & Co. (GmbH & Co. KG) (Verden, Germany).

"Modification unit and application device for applying flowable medium onto a substrate" was invented by Martin Wiehe (Buxtehude, Germany), Martin Eilts (Friedeburg, Germany) and Jan-Christian Walter (Bardowick, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An application device for applying a flowable medium onto a substrate, having a discharge valve having a closure member which, in its open position, releases a metering opening of the discharge valve, such that the flowable medium can flow through the metering opening in the direction of the substrate,...