ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,349,719, issued on July 8, was assigned to NICOVENTURES TRADING Ltd. (London).
"Beaded substrates for aerosol delivery devices" was invented by Caroline W. Clark (High Point, N.C.), Kyle Ford (Germanton, N.C.), Tiffany Comer (Pilot Mountain, N.C.) and Luis Monsalud (Kernersville, N.C.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A substrate in beaded form is provided which includes at least one non-tobacco botanical material, or a flavorant, a botanical extract, or both; a binder; an aerosol forming material; optionally, water and a tobacco material; and optionally a filler. The final form of the substrate can be configured for use in aerosol generatin...