ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,672,679, issued on July 7, was assigned to JT International SA (Geneva).
"Method of operating an aerosol-generating device" was invented by Karima Lakraa (Lausanne, Switzerland).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method of operating an aerosol-generating device includes detecting puffs taken by a user; monitoring a time elapsed after each puff; counting the puffs in succession unless a reset condition is satisfied; and restarting counting the puffs when the reset condition is satisfied. An aerosol-generating device includes a body having an inlet and an outlet with an air channel defined between the inlet and the outlet; a puff detector conf...