ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,780,471, issued on Nov. 3, was assigned to ROBOTEK OTOMASYON TEKNOLOJILERI SANAYI TICARET Ltd. SIRKETI (Turkey).

"Anti-drip nozzle system" was invented by Osman Canberi (Cayirova, Turkey).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention is an anti-drip nozzle system (1) that, through the movement of the piston (11), enables the plug (17) to press against the seat ring (19), thereby closing the flow line (20) and stopping the flow of the fluid from the nozzle. Conversely, when the plug (17) is retracted, it opens the flow line (20), allowing the fluid to flow from the nozzle."

The patent was filed on Aug. 10, 2023, under Application No. 19/103...