Patents
US 10364987 B2: Water and scent resistant smoking accessory
- Granted
- 2019-07-30
- Filed
- 2017-06-08 application 15617451
- Type
- Utility · 14 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A smoking accessory is provided. The accessory includes a chamber for selectively storing a small amount of smoking product. In some embodiments, the chamber is watertight for keeping the product dry. In other embodiments, the chamber is air tight for keeping the product fresh. In still other embodiments, the product includes one or more feature for storing one or more smoking-related product within the accessory for discrete storage and ready access.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg190730.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AFG Distribution, Inc. 4 patents | US company or organization | Asheville, NC | AFG DISTRIBUTION, INC State business registration EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Hodge | Wichita, KS | 1 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| F23Q | Ignition ; extinguishing-devices | F23Q2/32 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| A24F | Smokers' requisites; match boxes; simulated smoking devices | A24F13/26 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| B65D | Containers for storage or transport of articles or materials, e.g. bags, barrels, bottles, boxes, cans, cartons, crates, drums, jars, tanks, hoppers, forwarding containers; accessories, closures, or fittings therefor; packaging elements; packages | B65D25/02 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-11-07 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | HODGE ACQUISITIONS L.C. signed 2018-10-25 | AFG DISTRIBUTION INC. ASHEVILLE, NC | 47435/774 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2017-06-08 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | HODGE, RICK signed 2016-06-08 | HODGE ACQUISITIONS L.C. WICHITA, KS | 42652/391 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
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