ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,557,840, issued on Feb. 24.
"Portable scent dispensing ashtray" was invented by Asad Hasan Miqbel (Lodi, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A portable scent dispensing ashtray includes an enclosure and a lid. The enclosure comprises an ash retaining portion, an absorbent retaining portion, and a dispenser retaining portion. An absorbent is retained by the absorbent retaining portion. A dispenser is retained by the dispenser retaining portion and stores odor neutralizing matter that is to be absorbed by the absorbent. The lid is rotatably attached to an upper end of the enclosure such that the lid opens or closes. When the lid opens, t...