ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,593,943, issued on April 7, was assigned to Hotel Emporium Inc (Gardena, Calif.).

"Wall mounted dispenser" was invented by Anuradha Andy De Silva (Ranchos Palos Verdes, Calif.), Shehan James (Aliso Viejo, Calif.) and Dinesh Weerasekera (Fullerton, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A dispenser that is adapted for mounting on a wall surface and for dispensing a fluid has an outer container with a base portion and a cap portion. The cap portion is removably mounted on the base portion to together define an interior compartment. A dispensing mechanism extends through an aperture in the cap portion. An inner container is positioned within...