ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,416,406, issued on Sept. 16, was assigned to Danesh Hamidian (Richmond Hill, Canada).

"Lighter case" was invented by Danesh Hamidian (Richmond Hill, Canada).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A lighter case for holding a lighter is disclosed. The lighter case includes: a case body having a first end and a second end opposite the first end, the case body defining a first opening at the first end and a cavity for receiving and retaining the lighter therein, the cavity extending from the first opening toward the second end; and a wind guard slidably coupled to the case body, the wind guard being slidable axially relative to a length of the case...