ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,326,272, issued on June 10, was assigned to Spectrum Products LLC (Mesa, Ariz.).

"Vent extender" was invented by Renee Mosiman (Mesa, Ariz.) and Michael Mosiman (Mesa, Ariz.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Implementations of vent extenders may include a first portion including a back wall, a first sidewall, and a second sidewall and a second portion including a first sidewall and a second sidewall. The second portion may be configured to extendably couple to the first portion. The vent extender may also include a pocket formed within the first portion and including a first pocket sidewall, a second pocket sidewall, a third pocket sidewall...