ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,501,932, issued on Dec. 23, was assigned to JT International SA (Switzerland).

"Aerosol generation apparatus having a chassis comprising a flexible part, and corresponding assembling method" was invented by Peter Loveday (Epsom, Great Britain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present technology is directed to an aerosol generating apparatus. The aerosol generating apparatus comprising an internal assembly comprising a chassis and an electronic printed circuit, and an outer casing extending along a longitudinal axis (X) and defining an opening for insertion of the internal assembly along the longitudinal axis in a cavity of the outer cas...