ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,780,513, issued on Nov. 3, was assigned to Szent Co. (La Jolla, Calif.).

"Scent delivery and preservation systems and methods for beverage containers" was invented by Shawn Griffis (La Jolla, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed are devices, systems and methods for controlling scent delivery by a scented article for beverage containers. In some aspects, a scent delivery system includes a cap attachable to a beverage container; and a scented article that couples to the cap, wherein the cap comprises a base, a movable component coupled to the base and able to move between a first position and a second position, and a scent chambe...