ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,453,373, issued on Oct. 28, was assigned to Philip Morris Products S.A. (Neuchatel, Switzerland).
"Aerosol-generating device with sealing elements in cavity" was invented by Frederic Lavanchy (Chavornay, Switzerland) and Johannes Petrus Maria Pijnenburg (Neuchatel, Switzerland).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention relates to an aerosol-generating device comprising a cavity. The cavity is configured to receive an aerosol-generating article. The device comprises a first sealing element arranged along a sidewall of the cavity. The first sealing element is arranged at an upstream portion of the cavity. The device comprises a second se...