ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,520,875, issued on Jan. 13, was assigned to Nicoventures Trading Ltd. (London).

"Aerosol provision device" was invented by Ashley John Sayed (London), Mitchel Thorsen (Madison, Wis.) and Luke James Warren (London).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Aerosol provision devices comprising a heater component are disclosed. In one device, the heater component (132) comprises a first portion (202) having a first outer cross section and a second portion (204) having a second outer cross section. The device further comprises a support (136) comprising a receptacle (210) engaged with the second portion of the heater component to hold the heater compone...