ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,408,701, issued on Sept. 9, was assigned to Nicoventures Trading Ltd. (London).

"Electrode assembly for an aerosole provision system and corresponding method" was invented by Scott George Boham (London) and Paul Gibson (London).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An assembly comprising a body (50) defining an aperture (52), and an electrode (10) comprising a portion (54) within the aperture (52), the assembly further comprising a lead (12) comprising a section (56) which is secured inside the aperture (52) by a first interference fit between the body (50) and the portion (54) of the electrode (10). The aperture (52) may comprise a first open ...