ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,342,856, issued on July 1, was assigned to Shenzhen Woody Vapes Technology Co. Ltd. (Shenzhen, China).

"Atomization apparatus and aerosol generating apparatus" was invented by Youming Liu (Guangdong, China) and Yunyun Duan (Guangdong, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An atomization apparatus and an aerosol generating apparatus is provided. The atomization apparatus includes a vapor guiding structure in which a first vapor discharging channel and a second vapor discharging channel are formed; and a vapor gathering structure being in communication with both the first vapor discharging channel and the second vapor discharging channel and...