ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,765,597, issued on Oct. 20, was assigned to Altria Client Services LLC (Richmond, Va.).

"Aerosol-generating system including solid and liquid aerosol-forming substrates" was invented by Tony Reevell (London).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An aerosol-generating system may include a cartridge, a heater section, and an aerosol-generating device. The cartridge may include a cartridge housing, a solid aerosol-forming substrate positioned within the cartridge housing, and a liquid aerosol-forming substrate positioned within the cartridge housing. The heater section is separate from the cartridge and includes an electric heater. The aerosol-gene...