ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,338,042, issued on June 24.
"Bottle cap device with pressurized release" was invented by Max Corthell (Tacoma, Wash.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A bottle cap is disclosed, which includes a top portion, comprising a hingeable lid, a middle portion, comprising a reservoir for retaining a material, and a bottom portion, which is surrounded by a threading that further comprises a means for attaching to a bottle. The top portion of the bottle cap further comprises a depressible button for exerting pressure in said reservoir, wherein said reservoir further contains a means for releasing said material into said bottle upon the exertion of pr...