ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,540,016, issued on Feb. 3.
"Method for scenting botanicals in a display jar using a closable vent" was invented by Huy Nguyen (Fountain Valley, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method of displaying a botanical in a display jar has a jar lid having an open and a closed position. The jar lid includes a mechanism that is biased toward the closed position. The jar lid has at least on vent on a side. The user depresses a center cap on top of the jar lid from the closed position to the open position. The vent is opened and aroma from inside the jar is released from the jar through the vent. The user then releases the center cap so that t...