ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,600,861, issued on April 14.
"Water soluble instruments and containers" was invented by Terry Guido (Dallas).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "One embodiment provides a disposable tool. The disposable tool may include an exterior layer disposed over one or more dissolvable layers forming a shape of the disposable tool. The exterior layer is coated with an impermeable coating. The disposable tool includes one or more segments that are not coated with the impermeable coating. The disposable tool may be utilized for consumption of food or liquids or as an applicator, such as a tampon applicator."
The patent was filed on May 19, 2022, under Ap...