ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,357,074, issued on July 15, was assigned to Honestly Phresh LLC (Prescott, Ariz.).

"Personal care product applicator" was invented by Hilary J. Orr (Prescott, Ariz.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An applicator with a body, a cap, a base, and a lift. The body has a threaded inner surface. An interior volume of the body is configured to hold a meltable solid. The cap is configured to couple with the body and enclose the interior volume. The base is rotatably coupled to the bottom end of the body. The lift is positioned within the body and has a threaded outer surface configured to engage with the threaded inner surface of the body. The lif...