ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,414,584, issued on Sept. 16, was assigned to PREROLL PRESS INC. (Spokane Valley, Wash.).

"Method and apparatus pre-rolled cone filling, packing, finishing, and extruding" was invented by Wesley D. Tuttle (Spokane Valley, Wash.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A pre-rolled cone filling, packing, finishing, and extruding apparatus and methods adapted for making and extruding cigarettes, such as marijuana cigarettes, onto a catcher and applications thereof are presented. In one embodiment, an apparatus is comprised of a plate with a working surface, a rim portion, a plurality of tapered holes that hold pre-rolled cones, a base attached to th...