ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,778,355, issued on Nov. 3, was assigned to The Procter & Gamble Co. (Cincinnati).

"Foam pump dispenser and its foam pump assembly" was invented by Lu Yao (Beijing), Yilin Hong (Beijing) and Changzhuang Yao (Beijing).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A foam pump assembly and a foam pump dispenser for providing a flowable and fine foam. The foam pump dispenser includes a container and a foam pump assembly. The foam pump assembly includes an actuator; a closure connected to the actuator and coupled to the container. The foam pump assembly further includes a foaming unit containing a plurality of interlocking mesh elements. The foaming unit inclu...