ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,686,603, issued on July 21, was assigned to James Alexander Corp. (Blairstown, N.J.).

"Dispenser actuator assembly" was invented by Richard James May (Saylorsburg, Pa.), David Robinson (Newton, N.J.) and Jeffrey Rendano (Kunkletown, Pa.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A dispenser actuator assembly (100) for actuating a dispenser (10) is disclosed. The dispenser (10) is in the form of a glass ampoule assembly (10) having a rupturable glass ampoule (12) containing a flowable material (M). The glass ampoule (12) is contained within an outer container (14) wherein the outer container (14) has a first open end (22) and a second closed end (24)...