ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,747,126, issued on Sept. 29, was assigned to Grip Systems Ltd. (Birmingham, Great Britain).

"Tape dispenser" was invented by Marcus Clarke (Birmingham, Great Britain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention provides a tape dispenser for liquid-activated tape which can be used in handheld or table-top modes. A main body of the dispenser has a rear section for holding a tape reel, and a front section which houses a drive section, a cutter, an activation section, and a main reservoir located below the activation section for holding liquid to activate the tape. A pump is arranged to pump liquid from the main reservoir to the activation ...