ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,383,099, issued on Aug. 12.
"Grinder for plant substances" was invented by Rodrigo Escorcio Santos (Rockville, Md.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A grinder for a plant substance includes a first grinding section having a first surface and a second grinding section having a second surface and a sidewall extending from the second surface. An edge of the sidewall of the second grinding section is configured to abut the first grinding section to form a gap that separates the first surface and the second surface from one another, and at least one of the first surface or the second surface includes bumps that extend into, but not across, the g...