ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,214,109, issued on Feb. 4, was assigned to Noel Elman (Brookline, Mass.).

"Devices and methods for controlled release of substances" was invented by Noel Elman (Brookline, Mass.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A controlled release device and method of use, the device comprising a reservoir wherein the reservoir is divided into one or more chambers; a first active material placed in a first chamber of the one or more chambers and at least one second active material placed in at least one other of the one or more chambers wherein the first active material comprises an active ingredient (AI), wherein the AI is one of an insecticide, a spatial...