ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,534,275, issued on Jan. 27.

"Dispensing mechanism of detergent container" was invented by Chris Hui Chuan Hu (New Taipei, Taiwan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A detergent container includes a reservoir including a top dispensing part, an intermediate corrugated part, and a bottom edge part. The reservoir is tapered upward. A middle of the dispensing part is provided with a reclosable opening. The reclosable opening is covered by a folding plate. The folding plate is formed with an edge of the reclosable opening. The folding plate includes a first part and a second part. The first part is formed with a column having a half-round section....