US Patent Issued to Altria Client Services on Aug. 5 for "Electronic vaping device with tubular heating element" (Virginia Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,377,232, issued on Aug. 5, was assigned to Altria Client Services LLC (Richmond, Va.).

"Electronic vaping device with tubular heating element" was invented by Travis Martin Garthaffner (Midlothian, Va.) and Charles L. Dendy (Ruther Glen, Va.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cartridge of an electronic vaping device includes a reservoir configured to store a pre-vapor formulation and a heating element configured to heat the pre-vapor formulation. The heating element includes a metal tube having a first end and a second end. The metal tube defines an opening therethrough. The metal tube includes a sidewall defining at least one spiral channe...