ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,402,662, issued on Sept. 2, was assigned to NICOVENTURES TRADING Ltd. (London).

"Vapor provision device" was invented by Mark Potter (London).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vapor provision device includes a primary airflow path, internal to the vapor provision device, from an air inlet to an air outlet, wherein air is drawn from the air inlet in a downstream direction through the primary airflow path to the air outlet by user inhalation. The device further includes a vaporizer for providing vapor into the primary airflow path, wherein the vaporizer is located within or adjacent to the primary airflow path, and a trap located in the prim...