ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,661,424, issued on June 23, was assigned to ELEVATED PERCEPTIONS LLC (Oceanside, Calif.).

"Scent dispenser and automatic dispense of scent in an immersive environment" was invented by Dean Finnegan (Pleasanton, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A device and system automatically release scents in an immersive environment. When an audio/video signal includes a sound or image associated with an event correlated to one of the scents, the device releases the scent to provide the improved immersive experience with the sense of smell included in the scene. The occurrence of an event may be predicted by an artificial intelligence engine. The...