ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,484,684, issued on Dec. 2, was assigned to TAISEI KAKO Co. LTD. (Osaka, Japan).

"Medical solution applying tool and medical solution applying container including same" was invented by Yukihiro Ogawa (Osaka, Japan), Satoshi Miyatake (Osaka, Japan) and Shota Noma (Osaka, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A medical solution applying tool is composed of a brush, an inside stopper to which the brush is attached, and a cap including a fit-insertion closed-end hole into which the brush and a distal end portion of the inside stopper are fittingly inserted. The inside stopper is provided with a holding portion holding the cap such that the brus...