ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,458,162, issued on Nov. 4.
"Utility holder" was invented by John M. Tursky (Hillsborough, N.J.) and Harikrushna Patel (Secaucus, N.J.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A utility holder (100) for a soap dispenser comprises an enclosure (102) adapted to mount on a wall. The holding bracket (106), attached at the bottom end (110) of the enclosure (102), accommodates a soap dispenser. Fixture clamp (104), fastened at the top end (110) of the enclosure (102), clamps the soap dispenser. A locking mechanism installed in the enclosure (102) includes an inner tube (200) fitted with a magnetic block (202). The magnetic block (202) is coupled with a ce...