ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,433,333, issued on Oct. 7, was assigned to Philip Morris Products S.A. (Neuchatel, Switzerland).

"Shisha cartridge with cap" was invented by Frederic Nicolas (Moret-Loing-et-Orvanne, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cartridge for housing an aerosol-forming substrate includes a body with one or more walls and a body opening. A cavity in the body is in fluid communication with the body opening. A cap may be removably and replaceably engaged with the body and may extend across the body opening. The cap may have a cap opening. A removable layer may be removably attached to the body and disposed between the body and the cap. A cartridge...