ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,453,797, issued on Oct. 28, was assigned to Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (Munich).
"In-car dispenser for fragrance and disinfectant" was invented by Annabelle Coffinet (Munich) and Peter Hill (Olching, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fragrance and disinfectant dispenser is provided for in-car use, having a container that has an open-topped cavity for receiving a fragrance unit, which unit gives off fragrance when heated to a predefined temperature, and for receiving a disinfectant that is in the form of a liquid or a foam, wherein the cavity is formed by side walls and a bottom connected thereto. An electronically actuatable temp...