ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- United States Patent no. 12,721,357, issued on Sept. 1.

"Electronic smoker" was invented by Youqiong Deng (Chenzhou, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed is an electronic smoker, relating to the technical field of electronic cigarettes and including a housing and a cover that are detachably connected. A control board, a battery, a compressor, and a motor are disposed in the housing; and the cover is provided with a combustion pot used for storing solid fuel. A housing cover is provided with an electronic arc generator through a ceramic thermal insulation sheet, and a thermal insulation plate is disposed on a periphery of the electronic arc generator, to f...