ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,734,317, issued on Sept. 15, was assigned to ALTRIA CLIENT SERVICES LLC (Richmond, Va.).

"Systems and methods of aerosol delivery with airflow regulation" was invented by Darren Rubin (Largo, Fla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An example aerosol delivery device includes a mouthpiece having an airflow outlet, and an airflow passage extending between an airflow inlet and the airflow outlet. The example aerosol delivery device further includes a housing configured to receive a cartridge that includes an aerosolizable substance and a vapor element configured to heat the aerosolizable substance, and an internal power source configured to pr...