US Patent Issued to Altria Client Services on March 3 for "Capsules with integrated mouthpieces, heat-not-burn (HNB) aerosol-generating devices, and methods of generating an aerosol" (Virginia Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,564,223, issued on March 3, was assigned to Altria Client Services LLC (Richmond, Va.).

"Capsules with integrated mouthpieces, heat-not-burn (HNB) aerosol-generating devices, and methods of generating an aerosol" was invented by Zack W. Blackmon (Williamsburg, Va.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A capsule for a heat-not-burn (HNB) aerosol-generating device may include a base portion, a first cover, a second cover, an aerosol-forming substrate, and a heater. The base portion includes an engagement assembly configured to couple with the first cover and the second cover. The first cover defines a first recess, and the second cover defines a ...