ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,296,055, issued on May 13, was assigned to Veltek Associates Inc. (Malvern, Pa.).

"Pouch with breakable seal" was invented by Mark J. Compo (Doylestown, Pa.) and Michael Balestri (Mechanicsville, Va.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A wipe kit includes a pouch having a first compartment with a one-way valve coupled to an end thereof, a second compartment, and a frangible seal between the first and second compartments. The first compartment receives a liquid through the one-way valve and the second compartment contains a dry wipe. The frangible seal can be broken to permit liquid to flow from the first compartment onto the wipe in the secon...