US Patent Issued to Hygenix on Nov. 25 for "Devices and methods for application of a cover to an opening of variable sizes" (Colorado Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,479,629, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to Hygenix LLC (Kirkwood, Mo.).

"Devices and methods for application of a cover to an opening of variable sizes" was invented by Samuel W. Claytor (Carbondale, Colo.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cap device and method for covering openings of different sizes on a structure, such as for example smoking apparatus, are provided. The cap device comprises a cap having at least one elastic portion or area that is stretchable over an opening of the smoking apparatus to form a seal over the apparatus opening, which for smoking devices, can seal the opening to contain a cleaning solution within the smok...