US Patent Issued to Altria Client Services on Jan. 20 for "Nicotine e-vaping device with integral heater-thermocouple" (Virginia Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,527,353, issued on Jan. 20, was assigned to Altria Client Services LLC (Richmond, Va.).

"Nicotine e-vaping device with integral heater-thermocouple" was invented by Raymond W. Lau (Richmond, Va.) and Eric A. Hawes (Midlothian, Va.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A nicotine e-vaping device may include a device body configured to receive a nicotine cartridge. The nicotine cartridge includes a nicotine pre-vapor formulation, a wick, and an integral heater-thermocouple. The wick is configured to transport the nicotine pre-vapor formulation by capillary action. The integral heater-thermocouple includes a first segment made of a first alloy and...