ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,636,394, issued on May 26, was assigned to HALSA HOLDINGS INC. (Evergreen, Colo.).

"Atomizer apparatus and methods of use thereof" was invented by Matthew Fosburg (Long Beach, Calif.), Jeffrey C. Fisher (Phoenix) and Gabriel Vincent Mathews (Portland, Ore.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An atomizer including a bulb defining a hollow cavity configured to contain a substance therein, a stem extending from the bulb, and an actuator coupled to the bulb, the actuator being actuable to expel a fragrance of the substance from the stem."

The patent was filed on April 28, 2023, under Application No. 18/309,198.

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