ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,376,623, issued on Aug. 5, was assigned to NICOVENTURES TRADING Ltd. (London).
"Aerosol generation" was invented by Walid Abi Aoun (London) and David Bishop (London).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A device for generating an inhalable medium, the device comprising: a container retaining a first volatilizable material, the material having a pH of greater than 7; a heater for volatilising the first volatilizable material held in the container; a chamber containing aerosolizable material comprising nicotine; and an outlet; the arrangement being such that in use, the first volatilizable material is volatilized by the heater to form a vapor and/...