ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,692,147, issued on July 28, was assigned to Scully Signal Co. (Wilmington, Mass.).
"Liquid delivery nozzle with anti-drip valve" was invented by Daniel W. Maguire (Burlington, Mass.), Francis P. Scully III (Marblehead, Mass.) and Mykhaylo K. Barsukov (Acton, Mass.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fluid delivery nozzle includes a housing with a handle portion defining an inlet and a transverse portion defining an outlet, where the transverse portion extends transversely to the handle portion and the housing defines a fluid pathway between the inlet and the outlet. A primary valve is in the handle portion and is operable between an open po...