ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,453,455, issued on Oct. 28, was assigned to Sterokem LTD (Haifa, Israel).
"Soluble detergent unit" was invented by Shai Yaacov (Givat Ella, Israel).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A soluble detergent unit comprising a floatable and substantially hollow container adapted to accommodate a desired volume of one or more portions of a soluble substance, at least one of which is a soluble detergent, wherein the floatable and substantially hollow container is configured to allow a predetermined contact between the soluble detergent and the surrounding water, thereby enabling the gradual release of soluble detergent to the water at a predetermined...