ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,329,197, issued on June 17.
"Electronic smoking device accommodating generic cigarettes" was invented by Kai Yan (Shenzhen, China), Binlun Yan (Shenzhen, China) and Yanyilun Zhi (Shenzhen, China).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided is an electronic smoking device accommodating a generic cigarette for generating less harmful aerosol and improving smoking flavor and quality. The electronic device comprises a cylindrical cigarette receiver, an extractor for retrieving smoking substances from cigarettes, a heating unit for baking the smoking substances instead of burning the substance, an air tight aerosol accumulation cavity to collect t...