ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,465,131, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to ZEYRRO PTY LTD (Woodlands, Australia).

"Applicator bottle" was invented by John Martinezzo (Woodlands, Australia).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An applicator bottle has a container and a lid having an applicator which collects fluid from the floor when the lid engages the opening. The applicant bottle may have fluid saving capabilities wherein the container defines an opening into an interior which funnels fluid concentrically towards a floor opposite the opening when the container is upright so that the applicator can collect fluid pooled on the floor when the lid engages the opening without w...