ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,564,224, issued on March 3, was assigned to Aspire North America LLC (Venice, Calif.).

"Electronic cigarette atomization core" was invented by Michael Wang (Redondo Beach, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An atomization core provides a core body having a central channel, a first cylindrical portion having an outer diameter, and a second cylindrical portion having an outer diameter. The central channel extends through the first and second cylindrical portions, and the first cylindrical portion, the second cylindrical portion, and the central channel are aligned about a central axis. The outer diameter of the second portion is larger ...