ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- United States Patent no. 12,773,011, issued on Oct. 27, was assigned to Nicoventures Trading Ltd. (London).

"Aerosol provision device heating system" was invented by Daniel Lochtman (London), David Bureau (London) and James Sheridan (London).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An aerosol provision device heating system is described. The system includes a heating region that can receive at least a portion of an article including aerosol generating material. The system also includes a first heating element that extends within a first portion of the heating region, and a second heating element that at least partially surrounds a second portion of the heating region. In some...