ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,622,457, issued on May 12, was assigned to Altria Client Services LLC (Richmond, Va.).

"Replaceable mouthpieces for aerosol-generating devices" was invented by Gregory Lee Nelson (Chester, Va.), Nam Tran (North Chesterfield, Va.), Dean Twite (London) and Oliver De Roeck (Hertfordshire, Great Britain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The replaceable mouthpiece includes a body having a first body end and a second body end. The first body end defines an outlet. The second body end defines a first opening coupleable to the aerosol-generating device. The replaceable mouthpiece includes two or more pillars disposed within the body and extending to...