US Patent Issued on Oct. 27 for "Cigarette holding and extinguishing kit" (California Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- United States Patent no. 12,773,009, issued on Oct. 27.

"Cigarette holding and extinguishing kit" was invented by Raymond Harper (Fairfield, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cigarette holding and extinguishing kit for aiding a user to grasp a cigarette includes a cigarette holder with a handle and a pair of prongs. The handle is elongated between a first end and a second end of the handle. The pair of prongs is coupled to the second end of the handle and extends parallel to a central longitudinal axis of the handle away from the second end. The prongs are laterally spaced from each other with respect to the handle. Each prong of the pair of prongs is resilie...