ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- United States Patent no. 12,774,633, issued on Oct. 27, was assigned to VKR HOLDING A/S (Horsholm, Denmark).

"Dispenser comprising one or more protruding members extending into spacer storage compartment" was invented by Simon Johnsen (Horsholm, Denmark) and Henrik Aslak Jensen (Horsholm, Denmark).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure relates to a method of manufacturing a vacuum insulating glass unit (1). The method comprises providing a first glass sheet (3) and dispensing a plurality of spacers (2) comprising predefined, pre-shaped contact surfaces (2a, 2b) on a major surface (3a) of the provided glass sheet (3) by means of at least one dispenser ...