ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,419,348, issued on Sept. 23, was assigned to NICOVENTURES TRADING Ltd. (London).
"Apparatus for heating smokable material" was invented by Michael Naughton (Oconomowoc, Wis.) and Mitchel Thorsen (Madison, Wis.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus arranged to heat smokable material to volatilize at least one component of the smokable material has a housing. The housing has a first opening at a first end through which smokable material can pass so as to be received within and removed from the apparatus in use. The housing has a second opening at a second end opposed from the first end. The housing further has a chamber between the ...