ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,446,624, issued on Oct. 21, was assigned to THOUGHT LEADERS INC. (Alexandria, Va.).

"Heating device for generating consumable aerosol" was invented by Mark Singleton (Alexandria, Va.), Veronica Spencer (Alexandria, Va.), Leigh Ann Blevins Joyce (Alexandria, Va.) and Skeet M. Singleton (Alexandria, Va.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A heating device is provided that creates inhalable aerosol that includes one or more heating elements and a temporary or permanently established cavity formed by a barrier between the heating elements and the external environment that envelops the heating elements to allow the insertion and removal of consuma...