ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,357,779, issued on July 15, was assigned to RAI STRATEGIC HOLDINGS INC. (Winston-Salem, N.C.).
"Micropump for an aerosol delivery device" was invented by Rajesh Sur (Winston-Salem, N.C.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An aerosol delivery device includes a housing enclosing a reservoir retaining an aerosol precursor composition. A first power-source terminal connects a power source to the aerosol delivery device. An atomizer is configured to vaporize components of the aerosol precursor composition. A switch is coupled between the first power-source terminal and the atomizer. A micro pump is arranged between the reservoir and the atomizer t...