ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,558,496, issued on Feb. 24, was assigned to NICOVENTURES TRADING Ltd. (London).
"Inhaler" was invented by Helmut Buchberger (Ennsdorf, Austria).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure relates to an inhaler component for producing a steam/air mixture or/and condensation aerosol in an intermittent and inhalation- or pull-synchronous manner, the inhaler component including: a housing; a chamber arranged in the housing; an air inlet opening for the supply of air from the surroundings to the chamber; an electrical heating element for evaporating a portion of a liquid material; and a wick having a capillary structure, which wick f...