US Patent Issued to Fontem Ventures on July 29 for "Electronic cigarette backflow mitigation valve" (California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,369,640, issued on July 29, was assigned to Fontem Ventures B.V. (Amsterdam).

"Electronic cigarette backflow mitigation valve" was invented by Ramon Alarcon (Los Gatos, Calif.) and Dennis Rasmussen (Campbell, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Various embodiments of the present disclosure can include an electronic cigarette. The electronic cigarette can include a body portion, the body portion including a body proximal end and a body distal end, wherein the body portion includes an air inlet. The electronic cigarette can include a mouthpiece connected to the body proximal end. The electronic cigarette can include an atomizer disposed ...