ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,599,929, issued on April 14, was assigned to Johnson Matthey PLC (London).

"Powder spraying system, powder spraying nozzle and method" was invented by Sabina Burmester (Royston, Great Britain), Thomas Hotchkiss (Royston, Great Britain), David Marvell (Royston, Great Britain) and Craig Thomson (Royston, Great Britain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A powder spraying system comprises a source of dry powder (4), a spray nozzle (25), and a supply conduit (16) connecting the source of dry powder with the spray nozzle. The spray nozzle comprises a nozzle body (50) having a nozzle outlet (51), a first conduit (52) for dry powder, and a second c...