ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,415,196, issued on Sept. 16, was assigned to Simply Breathe Holdings Ltd. (Great Britain).
"Bag on valve technology" was invented by Joe M. Barratt (Beverley, Great Britain), Matthew J. Sygrove (Halifax, Great Britain), Dominic C. Schiller (Birkenhead, Great Britain) and Thomas A. Ryan (Kelsall, Great Britain).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A dispenser includes a dispenser container and a valve assembly including a valve connected to the dispenser container. The dispenser container is at least partially filled with activated carbon and/or another adsorbent and a dispensing carrier gas. An ingredient is contained in an ingredient containi...