ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,575,704, issued on March 17.

"Air purification device" was invented by Clarence Clement (Raceland, La.) and Erica Clement (Raceland, La.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An air purification device for maintaining a clean smelling bathroom includes a housing, which is mountable to a tank of a toilet, and a plurality of bulbs, which is mountable to an underside of a seat of the toilet. An opening is positioned in the housing to vent the housing. A tube is attached to and extends from the housing to a bowl of the toilet. A battery, a pump, and a filter are attached to and positioned in the housing. The battery is operationally engaged to the...