ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- United States Patent no. 12,774,433, issued on Oct. 27.

"Zero waste soap container" was invented by Andre Byers (Washington), Nya Byers (Washington) and Zuri Byers (Washington).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A composition of materials provides an article of manufacture in the form of a soap container. The composition of materials of the soap container can provide a biodegradable soap product to reduce environmental waste. A composition developed of soap provides a container to hold soap products, body lotion, and body creams. A container of soap to can be broken off and used as a soap product itself with break-line indentations."

The patent was filed on March 31, 2...