ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,557,841, issued on Feb. 24, was assigned to Philip Morris Products S.A. (Neuchatel, Switzerland).
"Extractor for an aerosol-generating device" was invented by Boris Mahler (Chamblon, Switzerland), Dani Ruscio (Cressier, Switzerland) and Olivier Greim (Yverdon-les-Bains, Switzerland).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An elongated aerosol-generating device to receive an aerosol-generating article is provided, including a heater extending longitudinally and to penetrate an internal portion of the article; and an extractor to extract the article and being slidable between first and second positions, the first being an operating position with the...