ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,691,459, issued on July 28, was assigned to J. WAGNER GmbH (Markdorf, Germany).

"Hand-held paint sprayer" was invented by Tino Ritter (Bermatingen, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A hand-held paint sprayer includes a housing having a handle, a spray head, and a fan motor. The hand-held paint sprayer includes a receptacle space for the fan motor. The receptacle space includes an air inlet and an air outlet. The receptacle space is configured in such a manner that a first plane, in which lies a cross-sectional area of the air inlet, and a second plane, in which lies a cross-sectional area of the air outlet, intersect approximately o...