ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,290,618, issued on May 6, was assigned to Novia Products LLC (Limerick, Maine).

"Scent dispensers/absorbers and scent cartridges therefor" was invented by Corey Oliver (Limington, Maine), William Webster (Portland, Maine), Randy Oliver (Limerick, Maine), David Gallant (Newfield, Maine) and Denise Oliver (Limington, Maine).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A scent dispenser/absorber includes a container, an invertible lid reversibly attached to an open end of the container, a vented cage, and a scent cartridge housed within the cage. In an "off" condition or state, the scent cartridge/cage combination is received in an interior chamber of the...