ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,303,086, issued on May 20, was assigned to The Procter & Gamble Co. (Cincinnati).

"Method of engaging a floor treatment composition dispensing package" was invented by William Michael Cannon (West Harrison, Ohio), Kerry Lloyd Weaver (Florence, Ky.) and Richard Christopher Hagee (Cincinnati).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method of engaging a dispensing package with a dispensing system. The dispensing system includes a cradle movable from a first position to a second position. The dispensing system also includes a sliding lock that includes an open frame and a plurality of latches extending from the open frame. An inlet canula protrudes ...