ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,543,784, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to RAI STRATEGIC HOLDINGS INC. (Winston-Salem, N.C.).

"Aerosol delivery device" was invented by Jared Aller (Winston-Salem, N.C.) and William D. Webb (San Francisco).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cartridge for use in an aerosol delivery device, the cartridge including: an outer housing configured to contain at least an aerosolizable composition, the outer housing including an exit portal at a proximal end thereof for passage of an aerosol; and a bottom cap positioned at a distal end of the outer housing that is configured for insertion into a receiving chamber of a control device of the aerosol ...