ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,593,871, issued on April 7, was assigned to KT&G Corp. (Daejeon, South Korea).
"Aerosol-generating device" was invented by Hwikyeong An (Seoul, South Korea).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An aerosol-generating device is disclosed. The aerosol-generating device of the disclosure includes An aerosol-generating device comprising: a body with a buttonhole; a button key configured to be inserted into the buttonhole; a circuit board disposed inside the body to face button key; a seal disposed between the circuit board and the body, wherein the seal comprises a central portion positioned to face the button key and a peripheral portion surroundin...