ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,588,702, issued on March 31, was assigned to Pouch Mag LLC (Halethorpe, Md.).

"Nicotine pouch dispenser" was invented by Sean Martin (Halethorpe, Md.) and Andrew Bilich (Babylon, N.Y.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A spring-loaded nicotine pouch dispenser which enables users to access nicotine pouches quickly and easily. The nicotine pouch dispenser utilizes a dual-spring setup working in tandem underneath a plate to support the pouches and press them up to the body towards the opening. The retention prongs and semicircular cutout at the opening keep the pouches inline and secure from falling out while still being easy to access. The en...