ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,677,882, issued on July 14.

"Electronic smoking device with capillary buffer" was invented by Xinliang Tong (Beijing).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electronic smoking device, comprising a capillary buffer having a first end, a second end, a capillary buffer portion between the first end and a second end, and a vapor channel and a liquid conduit formed between first end and the second end and through the capillary buffer portion; the capillary buffer portion is operable to receive under capillary effect excessive liquid from the liquid supply."

The patent was filed on Dec. 11, 2023, under Application No. 18/534,988.

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