US Patent Issued to Altria Client Services on Aug. 11 for "Nicotine electronic vaping device including a reservoir assembly" (Virginia Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,702,162, issued on Aug. 11, was assigned to Altria Client Services LLC (Richmond, Va.).

"Nicotine electronic vaping device including a reservoir assembly" was invented by John H. Miller (Richmond, Va.) and Christopher S. Tucker (Midlothian, Va.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A reservoir assembly for a nicotine e-vaping device includes an outer shell, a wick, and a membrane. The outer shell includes a first opening, an inner surface of the outer shell at least partially defining a reservoir configured to hold a nicotine pre-vapor formulation. The wick extends from an interior of the reservoir to an exterior of the reservoir. The wick is c...