ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,557,904, issued on Feb. 24.
"Paint brush cleaning system" was invented by Malcomb Davis (Signal Hill, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A paint brush cleaning system includes a housing and a paint brush cleaner attached to the housing. The housing contains solvent that helps clean a paint brush. The paint brush cleaner rotates a wire brush against the bristles of the paint brush and actuates a pump to eject solvent drawn from the housing as the paint brush is moved in translation. The wire brush is coupled to a retractable cord, which rotates the wire brush. A holder is simultaneously coupled to the retractable cord and the pump. Whe...