ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 1 -- United States Patent no. 11,969,010, issued on April 30, was assigned to Altria Client Services LLC (Richmond, Va.).

"Aerosol-generating devices" was invented by Tony Reevell (London).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An aerosol-generating device comprises a device housing comprising a first receiving chamber configured to receive and accommodate a first consumable and a second receiving chamber configured to receive and accommodate a second consumable. The device further comprises a power source in an internal space defined by the device housing and a controller configured to control aerosolization of an aerosol-forming substrate in a consumable in one of the first rece...