ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,616,251, issued on May 5, was assigned to Philip Morris Products S.A. (Neuchatel, Switzerland).
"Aerosol-generating device with separable venturi element" was invented by Rui Nuno Batista (Morges, Switzerland).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention relates to an aerosol-generating device comprising a main body, a mouthpiece, which is configured removably attachable to the main body and a two-piece Venturi portion. The two-piece Venturi portion comprises an inlet portion, an outlet portion, a main airflow channel extending between the inlet portion and the outlet portion and a constricted airflow channel arranged in the main airflow ch...