ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,295,415, issued on May 13, was assigned to Altria Client Services LLC (Richmond, Va.).
"Cartridge for an aerosol-generating system" was invented by Patrick Charles Silvestrini (Neuchatel, Switzerland), Ihar Nikolaevich Zinovik (Peseux, Switzerland), Noori Moyad Brifcani (Neuchatel, Switzerland) and Guillaume Frederick (Les-Geneveys-sur-Coffrane, Switzerland).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cartridge for an aerosol-generating system, the cartridge including a housing, a storage compartment, an air flow passage, a fluid permeable aerosol-generating element, and a removable seal. The housing having a mouth end opening and an air inlet. The ...