ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,490,764, issued on Dec. 9, was assigned to Slap N Tickle Ltd. (Holland, Ohio).

"Storage containers, products, and methods of packing a smokable product" was invented by Brian Nupp (Maumee, Ohio) and Michael Wiedle (Castalia, Ohio).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Storage containers, products, and methods of packing a smoking product are described. An example storage container has a main body that has a first end, a second end, a lengthwise axis, a width, and defines a chamber and an indicium. The lengthwise axis has a midpoint. Each of the first end and second end is moveable from a sealed configuration to an unsealed configuration. The widt...