ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,679,610, issued on July 14, was assigned to SkyX IP Holdings I LLC (New York).
"Apparatus and method for a child-resistant oral nicotine can" was invented by Martin Steinbauer (New York) and Jeffrey Chagnon (Somerville, Mass.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided herein is a child-resistant can including a base and a lid. The base may include a bottom plate, a base circumferential wall, and an interior surface defined by the bottom plate and base circumferential wall. The lid may be configured to enclose the interior surface."
The patent was filed on Sept. 20, 2025, under Application No. 19/334,868.
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