ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,396,467, issued on Aug. 26.

"Herbal infusion and decarboxylation device" was invented by Jeffrey Hawkins (Liberty, Mo.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An herbal infusion and decarboxylation device is an apparatus that enables higher control over an infusion process to make a high-quality infused product. The apparatus includes an infusion chamber and an infusion mechanism. The infusion chamber enables the monitoring and measuring of the infusion materials by including a chamber body, a chamber handle, and a lid assembly. The chamber body retains the infusion materials. The lid assembly includes several attachments to facilitate the infusi...