ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,496,371, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to ELC MANAGEMENT LLC (Melville, N.Y.).

"Diffuser system" was invented by Marc Emile Lechanoine (New York), Romain Julien Guillevic (Belz, France) and Chafik Gasmi (Paris).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A customizable fragrance delivery system includes a base, one or more stems, one or more containers, and one or more fragrances. The one or more stems are retained by the base and are each coupled to a respective container. Each container defines a container cavity adapted to hold a fragrance. A movable vent mechanism selectively allows each fragrance to be diffused from their respective container. ...