ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,532,912, issued on Jan. 27, was assigned to NICOVENTURES TRADING Ltd. (London).
"Apparatus for heating smokable material" was invented by Mitchel Thorsen (Madison, Wis.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus arranged to heat smokable material to volatilize at least one component of the smokable material. The apparatus includes a housing, the housing having a first opening at a first end through which a consumable article containing smokable material can be removably inserted into the apparatus; at least one heater arrangement arranged within the housing for heating smokable material within the consumable article when in use and a ho...