ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,471,725, issued on Nov. 18.
"Beverage bottle holding device" was invented by James Sollis (Danville, Ill.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A beverage bottle holding device includes a cylindrical container portion, a stabilizing base portion, and a support plate. The cylindrical container portion is designed to hold a beverage bottle. The stabilizing base portion is positioned at the bottom of the container portion and projects beyond the outer surface of the container portion. The base portion includes an orifice that includes a gripping structure on the interior surface thereof, which is designed to engage an outer surface of a screw cap ...