ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,390,720, issued on Aug. 19.
"Aroma cartridge for a gaming system" was invented by Richard B. Peterson (Haslet, Texas).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An aroma cartridge for a video gaming system includes a hollow casing having a plurality of external walls and an interior chamber. Within the interior chamber is a volatile liquid having a discrete fragrance corresponding to a particular game feature, such as a character or a select environmental condition. The casing includes an integral heater and is in fluid communication with a mixer and an aroma-dispensing unit positioned near a gamer. A predetermined command signal from a controller ac...