ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,364,324, issued on July 22, was assigned to Dyson Technology Ltd. (Malmesbury, Great Britain).

"Brush" was invented by Chris Taylor Van Kempen (Bristol, Great Britain) and Robert Mark Brett Coulton (Bristol, Great Britain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A brush is described that includes a body, a carrier, a plurality of bristles and a frame. Each bristle is secured to the carrier and extends through a respective hole in the frame. The carrier deforms in response to pivoting of each bristle, and is held between the body and the frame at each bristle."

The patent was filed on May 5, 2021, under Application No. 17/922,282.

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