ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,304,707, issued on May 20, was assigned to The Procter & Gamble Co. (Cincinnati).
"Detergent product container with lock" was invented by Paulus Antonius Augustinus Hoefte (Astene, Belgium), Clara Sophie Lea Ng Pak Leung (Astene, Belgium), Joost Peter Leflere (Mechelen, Belgium) and Robby Renilde Francois Keuleers (Lippelo, Belgium).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A consumer product that includes a detergent product and a container, the container including a box, a lid for the box, and a lock to maintain the lid in a closed position, the box comprising the detergent product, and the lock having an actuator moveable from a locking position ...