ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,357,020, issued on July 15.
"Ashtray system and method of use" was invented by Arthur Dee Jordan (Arlington, Texas).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An ashtray system for monitoring the temperature of a burning tobacco product to facilitate optimal smoking and its method of use, comprising a body having a circular shaped bowl for receiving ashes, positioned on the front end with a cradle extending outwardly from the bowl and communicating with the rear end, a microprocessor, a printed circuit board, a plurality of sensors for detecting the temperature of the burning tobacco product, one or more light source emitting different colors, a powe...