ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,685,695, issued on July 21, was assigned to The Procter & Gamble Co. (Cincinnati).

"Transparent bottles including faceted side walls" was invented by Elliott Michael Van Skaik (Liberty Township, Ohio), Dennis Lee Maclam (Mason, Ohio) and Luis Peraza (New Albany, Ohio).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A transparent bottle for holding a liquid includes a bottle body that includes a front wall, a rear wall and a first side wall and a second side wall that extend between the front wall and the rear wall. The first side wall includes a central portion and a front faceted portion that extends between the central portion and the front wall. The fr...