US Patent Issued to Energizer Auto on May 12 for "Air freshener with hinged and channeled frame" (Ohio Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,622,992, issued on May 12, was assigned to Energizer Auto Inc. (St. Louis).

"Air freshener with hinged and channeled frame" was invented by Alexa Ann Valore (Cleveland) and Elin Lee LeClaire (Sheffield Village, Ohio).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An air freshener includes a first arm and a second arm connected together at one of their ends by a joint to enable swinging of the arms between an open configuration and a closed configuration. In a closed configuration, a fastener clasps opposite ends of the first arm and the second arm together to surround a central space in which a support structure, such as a support post of a rearview mirro...