ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,247,183, issued on March 11, was assigned to The Procter & Gamble Co. (Cincinnati).

"Water-soluble unit dose article" was invented by Phillip Kyle Vinson (Fairfield, Ohio), Vincent John Becks (Liberty, Ohio), Rebecca Ann Langevin (Norwood, Ohio), Mu Wang (Cincinnati), Hilde Francoise Louise Andriessen (Mol, Belgium), Karel Jozef Maria Depoot (Anzegem Vichte, Belgium) and Robby Renilde Francois Keuleers (Lippelo, Belgium).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A water-soluble unit dose article containing a water-soluble film and a liquid laundry detergent composition having a first anionic surfactant, and a method of making the water-soluble unit...