ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,414,574, issued on Sept. 16, was assigned to Soak Ltd. (Sanbach, Great Britain).

"Device and method for imparting smoked flavors to beverages and foodstuffs" was invented by Robert Sumner (Sandbach, Great Britain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed is a smoker device for imparting smoked flavors to beverages and foodstuffs can include a base having at least a wall defining a first end and a floor with an opening defining a second end, a cover capable of being positioned over the base first end, thereby defining an enclosed cavity, and a conduit portion defining an open channel at a first end and closed at a second end, the first en...