ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,594,703, issued on April 7, was assigned to TCNV LLC (Minden, Nev.).

"Cylindrical brush and method of manufacture" was invented by Briant Benson (Placerville, Calif.), Michael Dobbins (Citrus Heights, Calif.), Brian Cooper (Citrus Heights, Calif.), David Ottman (Carmichael, Calif.) and Maxim Nesmiyan (Antelope, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for manufacturing a cylindrical brush of a cleaning tool, comprises a cylindrical brush having a core member, a plurality of rail plates, a plurality of polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) nodule foam bars and a pair of end caps. The core member includes an outer wall having a plurality of core h...