ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,239,159, issued on March 4, was assigned to Filter420 LLC (Seattle).
"Interface for smokable element to connect to a smoke and/or tar filter and related methods" was invented by Lane Kleppen (Seattle).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Various structures for interfaces for a smokable element to connect to a smoke and/or tar filter, and related methods, are provided. For example, the structures and methods enable repeatably and securely connecting or interfacing a smokable element, e.g., an herbal joint, to an air filter, e.g., a smoke and/or tar filter. For instance, an interface can have a horn-shaped end with a deformable opening that recei...