ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,484,692, issued on Dec. 2.

"Brush cleaning device" was invented by Dimas Mata (Seattle).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A brush cleaning device is disclosed. The brush cleaning device has a first arm and a second arm extend along a central axis and that are connected and movable between an open position and a closed position. A first roller is attached to the first arm to be rotatable about a first roller axis, and a second roller is attached to the second arm to be rotatable about a second roller axis, wherein the axis of rotation for each roller is generally perpendicular to the central axis. A closable gap is formed between the first rol...