ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,703,651, issued on Aug. 11, was assigned to King Technology Inc. (Minnetonka, Minn.).

"Satchel dispenser with an isolated dispersant chamber" was invented by David Guy (Maple Grove, Minn.), Jeffrey D Johnson (Edina, Minn.), Eric Barton (Eden Prairie, Minn.), Darrin M Swagel (Minnetonka, Minn.) and Daniel Longhenry (Bloomington, Minn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A dispenser securable in a hostile environment of a body of recreational water with the dispenser having a dispersant chamber with a dispersant therein isolated from the hostile water environment proximate the dispenser to enable dispenser placement in various locations within ...