ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,285,044, issued on April 29, was assigned to BRH International Inc. (Las Vegas).
"Ashtray and storage device" was invented by Bryan Gerber (Las Vegas).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An ashtray according to the principles of the invention includes a container portion having two internal sections where the container is configured to receive a first lid. The first lid includes topical features for use as an ash tray and defines holes to allow ashes to drop into section of the container. In one embodiment, the first lid also includes a second section covered with a hinged cover. This section defines an aperture to another portion of the contai...