ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,446,591, issued on Oct. 21.

"Method of making chocolate" was invented by Bowen Li (Beijing).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method of making chocolate is provided, comprising the steps of: (a) preparing a mouthpiece that can contain chocolate; (b) receiving the prepared chocolate into the mouthpiece and installing a temperature sensor and/or a heater into the mouthpiece; (c) connecting the mouthpiece of step (b) with a smokable aerosol product main body to complete the making procedure. The chocolate prepared by this method enables a dual consumption regime of both retail consumption and realistic smoking aerosol experience."

The patent...