ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,765,592, issued on Oct. 20, was assigned to RAI Strategic Holdings Inc. (Winston-Salem, N.C.).
"Aerosol delivery device" was invented by Paul Andrew Brinkley (Winston-Salem, N.C.), Charles Jacob Novak III (Winston-Salem, N.C.) and Alfred Charles Bless (Asheboro, N.C.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An aerosol delivery device is disclosed. The aerosol delivery device includes an atomizer and a body. The body has an outlet and houses the atomizer. The aerosol delivery device also includes a structure configured to inhibit liquid droplets of an aerosol precursor from exiting the outlet. Embodiments of the structure include micro-patterned su...