ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,369,624, issued on July 29, was assigned to IP TRADEMARK HOLDINGS INC. (Mandeville, La.).

"Method and apparatus for supporting breakable capsule in a conical smoking apparatus" was invented by Pedro Almonte (Santiago, Dominican Republic).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A smoking product and method of making thereof for the consumption of a smokable substance. The product has a hollow conical shape that allows for the easy insertion of smokable substances. Additionally, the conical or frustoconical shape of the product provides for larger amounts of smokable substances in the end of the product the consumer lights, resulting in an initial s...