US Patent Issued to Altria Client Services on July 15 for "Capsules, heat-not-burn (HNB) aerosol-generating devices, and methods of generating an aerosol" (Virginia Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,357,774, issued on July 15, was assigned to Altria Client Services LLC (Richmond, Va.).

"Capsules, heat-not-burn (HNB) aerosol-generating devices, and methods of generating an aerosol" was invented by Gregory Griscik (Midlothian, Va.), Raymond W. Lau (Glen Allen, Va.) and Eric Hawes (Glen Allen, Va.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A capsule for a heat-not-burn (HNB) aerosol-generating device may include a first heater, a second heater, and a frame sandwiched between the first heater and the second heater, and a cannabinoid-containing material. The frame may define open spaces therein and have a rigidity that is adequate to support the fir...