ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,247,187, issued on March 11.
"Device for infusing smoke flavor into beverages" was invented by Bradford Taylor (Salisbury, N.C.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A device for infusing smoke flavor into beverages includes a board, at least one recessed smoking well, an infuser and tubing. The board has a board thickness. The at least one recessed smoking well is recessed into a top surface of the board. The infuser is housed inside of the board. The infuser is configured to create smoke. The infuser includes a fan configured to direct the smoke created. The tubing connects the infuser to the recessed smoking well. Wherein, once lit, the inf...