ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,458,722, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to Fresh Products Inc. (Perrysburg, Ohio).

"Systems, method, and devices for dispensing volatile liquids" was invented by Douglas S. Brown (Toledo, Ohio) and Jeffrey A. Smith (Perrysburg, Ohio).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A volatile liquid dispenser includes a chamber for holding a supply of volatile liquid; a compressor configured to force a portion of the supply of volatile liquid out of the chamber and through an outlet; and a fan configured to force the portion of the supply of volatile liquid exiting the outlet into the surrounding air and away from the outlet."

The patent was filed on Feb. ...