ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,606,353, issued on April 21, was assigned to Peter Bongiardino (Hewitt, N.J.).
"Souvenir and memento apparatus" was invented by Peter Bongiardino (Hewitt, N.J.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A souvenir apparatus is provided for capturing and retaining air from a particular location. The apparatus includes a vessel containing a vacuum and an activating arrangement configured to allow air to be sucked into the vessel from the location where the device is activated. The activating arrangement can be provided with audible and/or visible indicators to show that the apparatus has been activated. A cover can optionally be affixed to the top of...