ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,628,872, issued on May 19, was assigned to JT International SA (Geneva).

"Aerosol generation device and heating chamber therefor" was invented by Tony Reevell (London).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A heating chamber for an aerosol generation device includes an open first end through which a substrate carrier including aerosol substrate is insertable along a length of the heating chamber. The heating chamber further includes a side wall, and a plurality of thermal engagement elements for contacting and providing heat to the substrate carrier. The heating chamber further includes a plurality of gripping elements, spaced apart from the therm...