ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 4 -- United States Patent no. 12,317,936, issued on June 3, was assigned to RAI STRATEGIC HOLDINGS INC. (Winston-Salem, N.C.).

"Electronic vaping device" was invented by Martin Tremblay (Montreal).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electronic vaping device may be designed to enhance or facilitate its use. For example, the electronic vaping device may: allow a capability of the electronic vaping device to provide vapor to be altered (e.g., disabled, reduced, enabled, or increased) in some situations (e.g., to prevent unauthorized vaping by a child, teenager or other individual); be able to communicate with an external communication device (e.g., a smartphone, a computer, et...