ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,478,096, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to NICOVENTURES TRADING Ltd. (London).
"Apparatus for heating smokable material" was invented by Walid Abi Aoun (London).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed is an apparatus for heating smokable material to volatilize at least one component of the smokable material. The apparatus includes a magnetic field generator for generating a varying magnetic field; a body of heating material that is heatable by penetration with the varying magnetic field; a non-smokable thermally-conductive element in thermal contact with the body of heating material and arranged relative to the body of heating material ...