ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,660,844, issued on June 23, was assigned to JT International SA (Geneva).
"Hot pressed tobacco substrate" was invented by Sandra Spieles (Trier, Germany) and Erwin Dahlem (Trier, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method brings an aerosol releasing substrate for use in a heat-not-burn device into a stable shape, wherein the aerosol releasing substrate contains: 20-70% aerosol former as well as tobacco particles and/or an inhalable agent, which contains at least one of a stimulant and/or a flavor. The aerosol releasing substrate also contains a gelling agent for gelling the aerosol releasing substrate and a degradation preventing an...