ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,250,966, issued on March 18.
"Smoking pipe assembly" was invented by Bradley Joseph Sliger (Woodinville, Wash.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A smoking pipe assembly configured to provide pipe and lighter functionality to a user. The smoking pipe assembly has a sheath having generally a tubular shape with a bottom wall joined to a side wall having an open end. A bowl is formed on the sheath extending away from the side wall. An opening extends through the bowl and the side wall. A carburetor air opening is formed through the bottom wall. A plurality of interference fit ribs is joined to the side wall and the bottom wall. A lighter is in...