ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,365,530, issued on July 22.

"Dog waste storage container and bag dispenser" was invented by Thomas Hill (East Providence, R.I.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A dog storage waste container and bag dispenser including a container assembly that comprises a cylindrical dispensing assembly with a lid assembly and an attaching assembly on the side of the container assembly. The container assembly has a cylindrical body with an aperture to screw the internal threaded portion of the dispensing assembly with the external threaded portion of the container. The lid assembly is located on top of the container assembly in such a way to seal the dispe...