ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,408,236, issued on Sept. 2, was assigned to RAI STRATEGIC HOLDINGS INC. (Winston-Salem, N.C.).

"Aerosol delivery device having a resonant transmitter" was invented by Andries Sebastian (Clemmons, N.C.), Rajesh Sur (Winston-Salem, N.C.), Stephen Benson Sears (Siler City, N.C.), Kathryn Lynn Wilberding (High Point, N.C.), Timothy Frederick Thomas (High Point, N.C.), Curtis Foster Doe (Winston-Salem, N.C.), Billy Tyrone Conner (Clemmons, N.C.), Balager Ademe (Winston-Salem, N.C.) and Thaddeus Jude Jackson (High Point, N.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An aerosol delivery device is provided that comprises a control body and an aerosol sour...