US Patent Issued to Altria Client Services on Nov. 18 for "E-vapor device including capsule containing pre-vapor formulation" (Virginia Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,472,317, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to Altria Client Services LLC (Richmond, Va.).

"E-vapor device including capsule containing pre-vapor formulation" was invented by David Alvarez (Richmond, Va.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An e-vapor device may include a capsule, a mouthpiece configured to receive the capsule, and a vaporizer configured to engage with the mouthpiece to enclose the capsule therebetween. The capsule is configured to hold a pre-vapor formulation therein. The vaporizer is configured to pierce the capsule to access the pre-vapor formulation therein and to heat the pre-vapor formulation to generate a vapor. Additional...