ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,336,561, issued on June 24, was assigned to Philip Morris Products S.A. (Neuchatel, Switzerland).
"Aerosol generating articles" was invented by Rui Nuno Batista (Morges, Switzerland), Eva Ferrari (Zola Predosa, Italy), Yves Jordil (Lausanne, Switzerland) and Poh Yoke Tritz (Yverdon-les-Bains, France).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A filter part (1, 1') for use in an aerosol generating article and a method of manufacturing the filter part (1, 1'). The filter part (1, 1') includes an aerosol permeable core (2) within a sleeve (3) formed integrally therearound. The core (2) is shorter than the integrally formed sleeve (3). The method include...