ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,534,267, issued on Jan. 27.

"Dual mouth shotgun can" was invented by Ryan Benson (Irvine, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The dual mouth shotgun can may combine the advantages of a standard aluminum beverage can with a second opening to allow for a high rate of air flow and displacement resulting in a high rate of fluid flow from the can. The can may implement a stay-tab mechanism, or any other appropriate mechanism, for ease of use and familiarity, on the standard top opening, and may further implement a stay-tab mechanism, or other appropriate mechanism on the bottom or lower side of the can for shotgunning the fluid in the can. ...