US Patent Issued to Altria Client Services on Nov. 11 for "Internal sterilization of aerosol-generating devices" (Virginia Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,465,081, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to Altria Client Services LLC (Richmond, Va.).

"Internal sterilization of aerosol-generating devices" was invented by Christopher J. Suarez (Richmond, Va.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An aerosol-generating device includes a housing, a lid, a mouthpiece, and at least one UV diode. The housing defines a capsule-receiving cavity. The lid is configured to close the housing. The lid is fixedly coupled by a hinge to the housing at a first point and releasably couplable to the housing at a second point that is different from the first point. The mouthpiece is couplable to the lid opposite the housing s...