ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,617,602, issued on May 5, was assigned to The Procter & Gamble Co. (Cincinnati).
"Aerosol dispenser and nozzle with reduced drip" was invented by Kumaresh Govindan Radhakrishnan (Montgomery, Ohio).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A spray dispenser includes a container, a valve body, a valve stem, a supply channel, an actuator, and a nozzle. The container valve stem, supply channel and nozzle are in fluid communication. The valve stem is movable from a closed position to a fully open position, wherein in the closed position the valve stem channel is not in fluid communication with the interior of the container, wherein in the fully open positi...