ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,290,102, issued on May 6, was assigned to ALTRIA CLIENT SERVICES LLC (Richmond, Va.).

"Vaporizer assembly for e-vaping device" was invented by Ali A. Rostami (Glen Allen, Va.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vaporizer assembly for an e-vaping device includes a heater coil structure, a set of electrical lead structures coupled to opposite ends of the heater coil structure, and a non-conductive connector structure connected to each of the electrical lead structures, such that the electrical lead structures are coupled together independently of the heater coil structure. The vaporizer assembly may contact a dispensing interface structure th...