ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,478,112, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. (Winston-Salem, N.C.).
"Smoking article cartridge" was invented by Justin William Gage (Greensboro, N.C.) and Billy Tyrone Conner (Clemmons, N.C.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A smoking article includes a mouth end portion in fluid communication with an aerosol generating cartridge. The cartridge includes an enclosure configured to receive an aerosol precursor therein, with the aerosol precursor being configured to generate an aerosol in response to heat. At least a portion of the enclosure is permeable such that the aerosol precursor is retained within the enclosure ...