ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,290,110, issued on May 6, was assigned to NICOVENTURES TRADING Ltd. (London).
"Aerosol provision system" was invented by Walid Abi Aoun (London).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method of generating aerosol from a consumable is disclosed. The consumable comprises a corrugated surface having troughs extending along the consumable in an axial direction, the troughs being provided with aerosol generating material. The method comprising sequentially supplying heat to selected one or more troughs, such that at a given time, heat is directly applied to the selected one or more troughs by a heating element."
The patent was filed on Nov. 27, 202...