ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,329,194, issued on June 17, was assigned to SHENZHEN SMOORE TECHNOLOGY Ltd. (Shenzhen, China).
"Aerosol-forming article" was invented by Danchong He (Shenzhen, China), Fenglei Xing (Shenzhen, China), Pifa Shen (Shenzhen, China) and Zhiyong Ke (Shenzhen, China).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An aerosol-forming article includes: an aerosol-forming substrate; an encapsulation layer encircling a recessed portion, the aerosol-forming substrate being arranged in the recessed portion; and a cover layer covering at least a part of the encapsulation layer and an opening of the recessed portion. The aerosol-forming substrate is arranged between the...