ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,623,936, issued on May 12, was assigned to INNOVATIVE WATER CARE LLC (Alpharetta, Ga.).

"Chemical dispensers for prolonged water treatment" was invented by Touraj Rowhani (Alpharetta, Ga.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Chemical dispensers are provided that include a hollow body member including a bottom end configured to be disposed below a waterline and a top end configured to be disposed above the waterline. The hollow body member defines an interior space disposed between the bottom end and the top end that is configured to accept, through the top end, and hold therein a dissolvable chemical. The dispenser includes a buoyancy member su...