ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,690,712, issued on July 28.

"Press device" was invented by Jeff Hsieh (New Taipei, Taiwan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A press device for pressing powders in a container is provided. The press device has a compact structure that can be operated by one hand of a user and comprises an operation element, a pressing element, a body and at least one elastic element, wherein the at least one elastic element is provided between the operation element and the pressing element. A surface of the pressing element is urged by the force provided by the at least one elastic element to press the powders in the container."

The patent was filed on Jan....