ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- United States Patent no. 12,773,002, issued on Oct. 27, was assigned to NICOVENTURES TRADING Ltd. (London).

"Dried aerosol-generating material and uses thereof" was invented by Stuart Martin (London).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A dried aerosol-generating material, methods of manufacturing the dried aerosol-generating material and uses thereof. The dried aerosol-generating material may be used directly as an aerosol-generating material, and/or treated with water to provide a conventional aerosol-generating material. The aerosol-generating material may be used in combustible or non-combustible aerosol-provision systems."

The patent was filed on Jan. 28, 2022, unde...