ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,410,001, issued on Sept. 9.

"Aerosol spraying device" was invented by Hammond Wong (Yorba Linda, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus including an aerosol container; and a spray device, located at a top of the aerosol container, configured to be placed into a locked state, wherein the spray device causes a material to be sprayed from the top of the aerosol container in the locked state. The apparatus may further include a housing in which the aerosol container is located. The apparatus may further include a ballast or balancing device configured to be located below the aerosol container, opposite the top of the aerosol con...