ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 29 -- United States Patent no. 12,208,182, issued on Jan. 28, was assigned to SCENTSTICKS Ltd. (Warminster, Great Britain).
"Device for dispensing a volatile liquid" was invented by Stephen Richard Coals (Seaford, Great Britain) and Terence Man Wai Ng (Hong Kong).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to a device for dispersing a volatile liquid comprising: a wick; a solid support; and a volatile liquid; wherein the wick is attached to the solid support; wherein the solid support is porous; and wherein the volatile liquid is contained within pores in the solid support. The invention also relates to methods of making such a device."
The patent was fi...