ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,290,095, issued on May 6, was assigned to Zaina Co. Corp. (Manteca, Calif.).
"Cigarette roller with fixed rotating end cap and gear barrier protection" was invented by Ghassan Sharmoug (Manteca, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cigarette roller comprises two roller holders each containing a plurality of rollers, attached via a hinge and an end cap. The rollers and end cap are each attached to a gear. The cigarette roller is configurable in an open or closed position. The end cap rotates in a fixed position and engages gears of the rollers. Gear barriers are included that provide physical separation between gears and non-slip surfa...