ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,521,744, issued on Jan. 13, was assigned to Everybody Cleanup, P.B.C. (New York).

"Concentrated cleaning pod, dispenser, and retaining-ejecting mechanism for dispensing cleaning solution therefrom" was invented by David N. Youdovin (New York), Karl Winkler (New York) and David Wolbert (New York).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A container configured for dispensing a composite fluid is provided. The container includes a cover housing and base having reservoir therein. The cover housing includes a chamber including a recess configured for receiving a pod containing concentrated fluid at least partially therein and a dispensing mechanism. The...