US Patent Issued to R.J. Reynolds Tobaco on June 17 for "Aerosol delivery device with improved mouthpieces" (North Carolina, Illinois Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,329,199, issued on June 17, was assigned to R.J. Reynolds Tobaco Co. (Winston-Salem, N.C.).

"Aerosol delivery device with improved mouthpieces" was invented by Jared Aller (Winston-Salem, N.C.), Thaddeus Jackson (Summerfield, N.C.), Karen H. Cleckley (Kernersville, N.C.), Daniel W. Rennecker (Naperville, Ill.), Matthew J. Nettenstrom (Bartlett, Ill.) and Steven M. Schennum (Plainfield, Ill.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed are aerosol delivery devices for use with a removable and replaceable cartridge, where the device includes an improved mouthpiece, such as one that is removable or customizable. The device includes a holder def...