US Patent Issued to Altria Client Services on March 3 for "Non-combustible smoking systems, devices and elements thereof" (Virginia Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,564,219, issued on March 3, was assigned to Altria Client Services LLC (Richmond, Va.).

"Non-combustible smoking systems, devices and elements thereof" was invented by Christopher S. Tucker (Midlothian, Va.), Barry Smith (Hopewell, Va.), Ed Cadieux (Mechanicsville, Va.), David Bennett (Richmond, Va.), Raquel Olegario (Richmond, Va.), San Li (Midlothian, Va.), Georgios Karles (Richmond, Va.), Richard Jupe (Richmond, Va.), Peter Lipowicz (Midlothian, Va.) and Benjamin Ragland (Providence Force, Va.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "At least one example embodiment provides a non-combustible smoking system or kit, comprising: a cartridge having...