ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,589,408, issued on March 31, was assigned to SYSTEM CERAMICS S.P.A. (Fiorano Modenese, Italy).
"Dispensing device for decorating ceramic tiles with granular or powdered materials" was invented by Franco Gozzi (Formigine, Italy), Ivan Ghirelli (Castellarano, Italy) and Paolo Vaccari (Modena, Italy).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A dispensing device for decorating ceramic tiles with granular or powdered materials that includes a main body and a dispensing channel arranged in the main body and provided with a longitudinal axis. The channel has an inlet and an outlet opening along with a suction means, provided to retain a part of granular o...