ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,583,009, issued on March 24, was assigned to STEADY-FLO INC. (Ottawa).

"Device and method for improved dispensing control during placement of viscous material" was invented by Thomas Richard Hibbs (Paradise, Canada).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A resiliently deformable member for use in an apparatus for dispensing a viscous material from a container, such as an apparatus consisting of a container for holding the viscous material and a dispensing gun. The resiliently deformable member has a relaxed state and a compressed state. In use, the resiliently deformable member applies a force between the container and the dispensing gun to modu...