ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,527,388, issued on Jan. 20.

"Nail polish apparatus" was invented by Karen Brougher (Spring, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A nail polish holder having a sepal section. The sepal section has a concave base formed in an upward posture. A concave roof is formed in a downward posture, wherein the concave base and the concave roof are coupled together using a stitch such the sepal section forms an oval disc. A petal holder is coupled to the concave roof. A first petal forming a droplet is integrally coupled to a second petal forming a droplet. A third petal forming a droplet is integrally coupled to the second petal. A fourth petal form...