ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,400,098, issued on Aug. 26.
"Methods and apparatus for display and dispensing of a product" was invented by Angilbert Sarkis (Oakdale, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Methods and apparatus are disclosed that include a housing, a top, a base, a dispenser assembly, and embedded signage, where the apparatus is configured to store and dispense an item comprising a substantially circular cross-section, by virtue of the housing comprising a plurality of walls, each of which meets another of which at one or more edges, such that the plurality of walls form a top opening at a top edge of each such wall and a bottom opening at a bottom edge...