ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,649,012, issued on June 9.

"Essential oil atomization and pumping apparatus" was invented by Jiwu Long (Shaoyang, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present utility model provides an essential oil atomization and pumping apparatus, including a control circuit board and a cartridge assembly for essential oil atomization, where the cartridge assembly is electrically connected to the control circuit board, and the cartridge assembly includes a ceramic heating strip for heating an atomized essential oil; the apparatus further includes an air pump assembly for pumping atomized mist from a position of the cartridge assembly to a position ...