ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,414,946, issued on Sept. 16, was assigned to Philip Morris Products S.A. (Neuchatel, Switzerland).
"Flavored nicotine powder" was invented by Gerard Zuber (Froideville, Switzerland).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A nicotine powder inhaler (10) comprises a body extending between a mouthpiece portion (12) and a distal end portion (14), an airflow channel (15) extending between the mouthpiece portion and the distal end portion and a nicotine powder receptacle (20) disposed along the airflow channel, and a powder system disposed within the nicotine powder receptacle. The powder system includes a first plurality of particles having a particle...