ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,478,095, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to AIR IP HOLDINGS Ltd. (Dubai, United Arab Emirates).
"Electrically-powered hookah apparatus, capsule of combustible material for use therewith and method for control thereof" was invented by Alexandre Benjamignan (Roxboro, Canada) and Elie Kanawati (Pierrefonds, Canada).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention allows for the simplified operation and maintenance of a hookah apparatus. In a first aspect of the present invention, an electrically-powered hookah apparatus is provided. The hookah apparatus comprises a vessel and a housing. The housing comprises a first section and a second section....