ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,636,671, issued on May 26, was assigned to L'OREAL (Paris).
"Dispensing system and a method for its operation, cleaning unit and dispensing unit" was invented by Elmar Mock (Salvan, Switzerland), Alexis Marette (Biel/Bienne, Switzerland) and Guillaume Decke (La Neuveville, Switzerland).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A dispensing system for dispensing a fluid, the fluid being water or a water-based mixture, includes a dispensing unit and a cleaning unit. The dispensing unit includes a connection unit for connecting the dispensing unit to a supply of the fluid, a dispensing head for dispensing the fluid, and a flexible hose for guiding the f...