ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,635,781, issued on May 26, was assigned to BRIANA LLC (Sierra Madre, Calif.).

"Reusable solid hygiene product dispenser" was invented by Thomas William Briana (Altadena, Calif.), David Louis Worrell (Pasadena, Calif.) and Niclas Henning Zieger (Passadena, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A dispenser for a product including a handle, and a slider disposed inside the handle. A cartridge receives product and a carrier is adapted to retain the product. A carrier pusher connects with the carrier. An actuator connects between the slider and the carrier pusher and is configured to advance the carrier pusher, the carrier, and the product. Th...