ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,616,241, issued on May 5.
"Mouthpiece for holding items for smoking" was invented by Jesse Sternberg (Schaumburg, Ill.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A mouthpiece for holding the tip of an item to be smoked has a passageway comprising a narrow tubular section at one end and a wider conical section at another end. Therebetween, the passageway has at least one stepped portion. Internal threads are optionally provided on the conical section. The mouthpiece provides for holding various sized items to be smoked."
The patent was filed on Feb. 19, 2022, under Application No. 17/676,120.
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