ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,543,780, issued on Feb. 10.
"Smokeless pipe and method of operating same" was invented by Anthony Varas (Dania Beach, Fla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A smoking pipe apparatus includes a pipe body that has a bowl portion and a stem portion attached to the bowl portion. The bowl portion includes a bowl cavity in which a bowl sits. A bowl retainer fits over the bowl at the top of the pipe body, and further holds a bowl cover that has an opening. The pipe body has a lower extension that alternatively acts as a stand for the pipe body, and is configured to couple to a filter element. A one-way valve is attached to the bottom of a floor of...