ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,766,356, issued on Oct. 20, was assigned to TEMA SISTEMI S.P.A. (Russi, Italy).

"Atomizer nozzle" was invented by Cataldo Borraccino (Taranto, Italy).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An atomizer nozzle for the automatically dispensing of a liquid comprises: a main body; a dispensing head; and a locking assembly. The main body comprises: an inlet configured to be supplied with the liquid; an outlet; and a cavity extending from the inlet to the outlet. The dispensing head, movable along the cavity, is configured to dispense the liquid beyond the outlet, outside the atomizer nozzle. The locking assembly comprises a thermosensitive element conf...