ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,419,342, issued on Sept. 23, was assigned to ROLLPROS LLC (Vancouver, Wash.).

"Rolling paper pick and place apparatus" was invented by Kyle Loucks (Vancouver, Wash.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cigarette rolling machine includes paper pick and place subassembly wherein bulk paper strip is provided by a roll resting upon spool hooks. The frame plates are held spaced apart by a plurality of struts. A paper drive motor drives a roller which may preferably be made of polyurethane or another material that paper may adhere to effectively. A fluid reservoir contains adhesive fluid which is delivered into a wick held in a wick retainer A pi...