ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,582,166, issued on March 24, was assigned to NICOVENTURES TRADING Ltd. (London).

"Aerosol provision device" was invented by Thomas Paul Blandino (Cottage Grove, Wis.) and Richard John Hepworth (London).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An aerosol provision device is provided. The device comprises a receptacle configured to receive aerosol generating material, wherein the aerosol generating material is heatable by a susceptor. The device further comprises an inductor coil extending around the receptacle, wherein the inductor coil is configured to generate a varying magnetic field for heating the susceptor. The device further comprises a magn...