ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,595,098, issued on April 7.

"Fluid sample container cap" was invented by Sarvjit Gill (Loveland, Colo.), William J. Gillette (Loveland, Colo.), Keith Dirks (Loveland, Colo.) and Mira J. Gill (Loveland, Colo.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A sample container cap (or "cap") is configured to be used with a sample container for collecting fluids. The cap has (1) a bottom portion having a bottom cavity configured to retain a sample container, a bottom opening configured to permit fluid to pass therethrough and into the sample container, and (2) a top portion connected to the bottom portion, wherein the top portion includes a top opening confi...