ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,337,103, issued on June 24, was assigned to ALTRIA CLIENT SERVICES LLC (Richmond, Va.).

"Aerosol-generating system having a cartridge with a side aperture" was invented by Tony Reevell (London).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An aerosol-generating system includes a cartridge and an aerosol-generating device configured to receive the cartridge. The cartridge includes a cartridge housing and a cartridge aerosol-forming substrate within the cartridge housing. The cartridge housing has a first end, a second end, a first side between the first end and the second end, and at least one aperture on the first side. The aerosol-generating device inc...