ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,662,399, issued on June 23, was assigned to Scandinavian Innovation Group Oy (Pomarkku, Finland).

"Drinking water dispenser with built-in UV sterilization system" was invented by Andrzej Pawlow (Riga, Latvia) and Arturs Pavlovs (Riga, Latvia).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A water dispenser with built-in UV sterilization system includes a tap, and a water tank with a cooling device. An inlet connects the tank to a water source. A UV radiation source is installed inside the cold water tank. A cooled water outlet is connected to the tap. The dispenser contains a flow sterilizer with an inlet connected to an outlet of the tank for uncooled w...