ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,426,703, issued on Sept. 30, was assigned to LIKWID CONCEPTS LLC (Jackson, N.J.).

"Artists' brush cover" was invented by John Anthony DePaola (Jackson, N.J.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An artists' brush storage and protection device includes a storage unit having a plurality of storage compartments, each of the storage compartments including a cover with a paint well below the cover, the paint well defined in part by upstanding walls, an exterior one of the upstanding walls defining a recess with a resilient sealing member disposed therein. Each of the covers may be opened permitting access to the paint well or closed against the ups...