ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,478,093, issued on Nov. 25.

"Apparatus and method for filling smoking cones" was invented by Anthony S. Fiscella (Gilbert, Ariz.) and Joseph Fiscella (Anaheim, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus and method for filling smoking cones includes a hollow cylindrical body having a cone connector nozzle on one end, a push-rod opening at an opposite end, and a filler port on one side thereof. A locking cap is also included and used to releasably retain a cone to the cone connector nozzle, and a push-rod is included and used to push smoking material placed within the hollow cylindrical body via the filler port into the smoking con...