ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,478,110, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to KT&G Corp. (Daejeon, South Korea).

"Aerosol generating device, method for controlling same, and charging system including same" was invented by Seung Kiu Jeong (Gimhae-si, South Korea), Joong Hak Kwon (Gimhae-si, South Korea), In Seong Chun (Goyang-si, South Korea), Ghi Yuun Kang (Seoul, South Korea), Jung Ho Han (Daejeon, South Korea) and Jong Sub Lee (Seongnam-si, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided is an aerosol generating apparatus including: a main body into which a cigarette is inserted; a first electrically conductive pattern provided on a portion of the main body to func...