ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,256,821, issued on March 25.

"Scalp applicator" was invented by Colleen Garey (Lake Mary, Fla.) and Keesha Morgan (Lake Mary, Fla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The scalp applicator comprises an applicator comb, a snapping cap, a solution container, and a pair of finger rests. The scalp applicator is configured for use with a liquid phase cosmetic media. The scalp applicator may be a tool that is adapted to apply the liquid phase cosmetic media to a scalp of a patient. The pair of finger rests may be adapted to be pulled by a user's fingers while a user holds the solution container. Pulling the pair of finger rests may activate a pump ...