ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,766,547, issued on Oct. 20, was assigned to TECHTRONIC CORDLESS GP (Anderson, S.C.).

"Motor operated dispensing device with cutting blade" was invented by Kwok Ting Mok (Hong Kong).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A dispensing device for dispensing a viscous material from a cartridge received in the device includes a main housing, a front support, a rear plunger assembly, a motor, and gear assembly. The rear plunger assembly is spaced apart from the front support by an elongate member. The rear plunger assembly includes a plunger plate supported in a plunger housing above a cutting edge. The rear plunger assembly is rotatable about an axis ...