ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,550,938, issued on Feb. 17, was assigned to RAI Strategic Holdings Inc. (Winston-Salem, N.C.).

"Aerosol delivery devices including a selector and related methods" was invented by Nicholas H. Watson (Westfield, N.C.), Michael F. Davis (Clemmons, N.C.) and Stephen Benson Sears (Siler City, N.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure relates to aerosol delivery devices. The aerosol delivery devices may include multiple atomizers and an atomizer selector that provides for selection of one or more of the atomizers to which electrical current is directed. The atomizer selector may also alter a position of the atomizers relative ...