ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,653,294, issued on June 16, was assigned to SunFly Brands Inc. (Seattle).

"Device for separately dispensing materials for use together on human skin" was invented by Michael Croix (Seattle).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Methods and devices are provided for containing and separately dispensing a sunscreen and a UV indicator for use with the sunscreen to indicate effectiveness thereof. A flexible tube or container defines a primary chamber containing sunscreen therein and has a double flip-top cap mounted thereon. The double flip-top cap comprises a base mounted to the flexible tube and via which the sunscreen is dispensed. A middle sectio...