US Patent Issued to Altria Client Services on Jan. 20 for "Filling station for heat-not-burn (HNB) aerosol-generating capsules and automated production line including the same" (Virginia Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,528,610, issued on Jan. 20, was assigned to Altria Client Services LLC (Richmond, Va.).

"Filling station for heat-not-burn (HNB) aerosol-generating capsules and automated production line including the same" was invented by Jeremy Straight (Midlothian, Va.), Charles Dendy (Ruther Glen, Va.), David Choe (Henrico, Va.) and Christopher R. Newcomb (Powhatan, Va.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A filling station for heat-not-burn (HNB) aerosol-generating capsules may include a filling receptacle, a plurality of carriages, and at least one vacuum source. The filling receptacle defines a first series of vacuum ports. The filling receptacle is con...