US Patent Issued to R. J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO on Oct. 27 for "Holder for aerosol delivery device with detachable cartridge" (North Carolina, California, Georgia Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- United States Patent no. 12,773,008, issued on Oct. 27, was assigned to R. J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY (Winston-Salem, N.C.).

"Holder for aerosol delivery device with detachable cartridge" was invented by Keri Meggan Cox (Pleasant Garden, N.C.), Edmond Strother Smith III (Rural Hall, N.C.), Zachary Kevin Francis (Winston-Salem, N.C.), Thaddeus Jackson (Summerfield, N.C.), Billy T. Conner (Clemmons, N.C.), Taylor Leigh (Alpharetta, Ga.), Randall Bachtel (Lawrenceville, Ga.), Frank Bascas (San Francisco), Hannah Tam (San Francisco) and Moises Araya (Atlanta).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure is directed to a holder of a smoking article comprising a...