ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,478,702, issued on Nov. 25.

"Scent control device and methods for treating an environment" was invented by Scott A. Elrod (Lake Jackson, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems and methods to treat an environment. The system includes a plurality of scent control material sources configured to output a scent control material (e.g., an oxidant) into the environment to reduce pathogens, dispose of scent molecules and their sources, and otherwise treat the environment. The system can include a controller communicatively coupled to the plurality of scent control material sources and cause one or more subsets of the plurality of scent con...