ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,256,787, issued on March 25, was assigned to Philip Morris Products S.A. (Neuchatel, Switzerland).
"Charger and aerosol-generating system with rotatable cover" was invented by Ivan Prestia (Calderara di Reno, Italy).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A charger for charging an aerosol-generating device is provided, the charger including: a housing defining a cavity to receive the device to be charged, the cavity having an opening; at least one electrical contact disposed in the cavity; and a cover rotationally slidable relative to the opening between open and closed positions, an inner surface of the cover facing the cavity when the cover is ...