ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,213,529, issued on Feb. 4, was assigned to NICOVENTURES TRADING Ltd. (London).

"Aerosol provision device" was invented by Ashley John Sayed (London), Luke James Warren (London) and Thomas Alexander John Woodman (London).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An aerosol provision device is provided. The device has an axis and comprises, at a first end, an end member at least partially surrounded by an outer cover. The end member and the outer cover together define an end surface of the aerosol provision device, wherein the end member defines a recess which is positioned away from the end surface in the direction of the axis and is covered by the ou...