US Patent Issued to Illinois Tool Works on Aug. 4 for "Two-stage dispensing unit" (Massachusetts, Rhode Island Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,697,638, issued on Aug. 4, was assigned to Illinois Tool Works Inc. (Glenview, Ill.).

"Two-stage dispensing unit" was invented by William A. Losiewicz (Douglas, Mass.), Ronald J. Forget (Douglas, Mass.) and Patsy A. Mattero (Smithfield, R.I.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A dispensing unit includes a main housing having a main chamber, a reciprocating piston, a nozzle, and an adjuster assembly. The adjuster assembly includes an adjuster housing having an adjuster chamber co-axial with the main chamber. The adjuster assembly further includes an actuator disposed in the adjuster chamber and axially movable within the adjuster chamber. The a...