ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,575,557, issued on March 17.

"Animal scent dispenser" was invented by Kendall M. Deckert (Dolton, S.D.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An animal scent dispenser includes a housing, a support structure, a heating compartment, and a blower assembly. The housing includes a main body and a cover assembly to permit access to an interior of the main body, wherein the housing includes a plurality of apertures to allow air to flow through the housing. The support structure is positioned in the main body and designed to support an animal scent device within the main body. The heating compartment is positioned in the main body and designed to stor...