ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,575,606, issued on March 17, was assigned to KT&G Corp. (Daejeon, South Korea).

"Aerosol generating device comprising a cartridge" was invented by Won Kyeong Lee (Gyeonggi-do, South Korea), Jong Sub Lee (Gyeonggi-do, South Korea) and Byung Sung Cho (Gyeonggi-do, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An aerosol generating device includes: a cartridge including a storage for storing the aerosol generating material and a first airflow passage through which airflow moves along a path surrounding the storage; and a main body including a coupling portion to which the cartridge is detachably coupled, wherein a gap is formed between the ma...