ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 1 -- United States Patent no. 11,969,007, issued on April 30, was assigned to Altria Client Services LLC (Richmond, Va.).
"Aerosol generating article with heat diffuser" was invented by Michel Thorens (Moudon, Switzerland).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A heated aerosol-generating article for use with an electrically-operated aerosol-generating device includes an outlet end and a distal end. The article may include a heat diffuser at the distal end of the article. The article may include an aerosol-forming substrate between the heat diffuser and the outlet end. The heat diffuser may include a non-combustible porous body configured to absorb heat from an electric heating el...