ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,557,848, issued on Feb. 24, was assigned to JT International SA (Switzerland).

"Aerosol generating device" was invented by Kevin Schumacher (Jona, Switzerland).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An aerosol generating device comprising first and second housing elements configured to move between an open position and a closed position, wherein, in the closed position, the first and second housing elements together define an aerosol generation chamber configured to enclose a portion of aerosol generating substrate, and further define an air flow channel comprising an inlet, an outlet and the aerosol generation chamber, wherein the first and/or s...