Rai Strategic Holdings, Inc.

R.j. Reynolds Tobacco Company

William Robert Collett

Stephen Benson Sears

Charles Jacob Novak, Iii

Quentin Paul Guenther, Jr

Steven Lee Alderman

Karen V Taluskie

Frederic Philippe Ampolini, Sr

Balager Ademe

Dennis Lee Potter

Yi-Ping Chang

Allen Michael East

Ronnie Dean Dover

Johnny Keith Cagigas

John Scott Gerow

John Matthew Odel

Christopher M Spencer

Vernon L Steiner

David James Thierauf

Louis Wade Wacker

Byron Joseph Williams

Mo Kebaili

Raymond C Henry

Lawrence P Balash

Scott Lee Brady

Don Edward Green

Andries Don Sebastian

Grady Lance Dooly

Bradley James Ingebrethsen

Eric Taylor Hunt

Vernon Brent Barnes

Jeffrey A Karg

Paul Andrew Brinkley

Robert William Benford

Kristen Dodds Weight

Matthew C Ebbs

Graham P Eacock

Martin Lee Maple

Walker MacLaughlin Sloan, Iii

Roger Ritter

Stephen Todd Schafer

Mathieu Leboeuf

Trenton S Noonan

Kevin Paul Schafer

Jeffrey Edward Allgeyer

Ethan Matthew Bernhardt

Andrew Ross Matthews

Jerry Wayne Pipes

Robert Charles Uschold

Calvin Wayne Henderson

Karen V Williams

Margarette Elisa Lovette

John Larkin Nelson

Timothy Frederick Thomas

Travis Eugene Howard

Bain C McConnell

Brent Walker Carter

Wallace R Lassiter

Darrell Thomas Dixon

Kenneth W White

Larry McCann

Franklin Forrest Brantley

Michael A Warren

Nancy Harmon Hawley

David L Wright

Shannun W Clark

Robert C Uschold

Gregory J Roberts

Charles F deMey, Iii

James G Madding, Jr

Larry Dean McCann

Quentin Paul Guenther Jr

Iii Charles Jacob Novak

Jr Quentin Paul Guenther

Jr Raymond C Henry

Iii Walker Maclaughlin Sloan

Charles Jacob Iii Novak

The present disclosure relates to an electronic smoking article that provides for improved aerosol delivery. Particularly, the article comprises one or more microheaters. In various embodiments, the microheaters provide for improved control of vaporization of an aerosol precursor composition and provide for reduced power requirements to achieve consistent aerosolization. The present disclosure further relates to methods of forming an aerosol in a smoking article.

Electronic smoking article comprising one or more microheaters

The present disclosure relates to aerosol delivery devices, methods of forming such devices, and elements of such devices. In some embodiments, the present disclosure provides a heating member that can be formed of a heating element conformed to a heater substrate configured as a truncated cone (or similar shape) having a first end of a first size and a second end of greater size. In some embodiments, the disclosure provides methods of forming an aerosol delivery device, which can include providing a shell, providing a heating member formed of a heating element conformed to a substrate, configuring the heating member as a truncated cone (or similar shape) having a first end of a first size and a second end of greater size, and inserting the heating member within the shell.

Heater for an aerosol delivery device and methods of formation thereof

An apparatus is provided for forming a cigarette filter rod member defining a longitudinal axis. A rod-forming unit is configured to form a continuous supply of a filter material into a continuous cylindrical rod member. An insertion unit configured to insert a carrier carrying a plurality of frangible microcapsule objects into the rod member. Associated apparatuses and methods are also provided.

Apparatus for inserting microcapsule objects into a filter element of a smoking article, and associated method

The present disclosure relates to articles (and the manufacture thereof) that use electrical energy to heat a material to form an inhalable substance, the articles being sufficiently compact to be considered 'hand-held' devices. In certain embodiments, the articles can particularly be characterized as smoking articles. The smoking article can be adapted to detect the status of a cartridge portion of the smoking article. The smoking article includes a control body portion having a control body engagement end, wherein the control body portion houses a control component and a power source therein. The article further includes a cartridge body portion that has a cartridge body engagement end configured to removably engage the control body engagement end of the control body portion. The cartridge body portion houses a consumable arrangement and a heating connection operably engaged therewith comprising at least one heating element and a fusible link.

Aerosol delivery device

The present disclosure relates to an electronic smoking article that provides for improved aerosol delivery. Particularly, the article provides for separate delivery of two or more components of an aerosol precursor composition to one or more heaters so as to control the rate of delivery or the rate of heating of the separate components of the aerosol precursor composition.

Reservoir and heater system for controllable delivery of multiple aerosolizable materials in an electronic smoking article

The present disclosure relates to systems, apparatuses, and methods for assembling cartridges for aerosol delivery devices. A system may include assembly cells each including an assembly track and assembly carriages that ride thereon and which engage components of partially-assembled cartridges. A transfer apparatus may transfer partially-assembled cartridges between the assembly cells. In another example system, cartridges may be assembled on platforms on a rotary track. The platforms may include assembly grippers with sequentially-opening clamps configured to receive the components of the partially-assembled cartridges. Related methods are also provided.

Methods for assembling a cartridge for an aerosol delivery device, and associated systems and apparatuses

The present disclosure relates to systems, apparatuses, and methods for assembling cartridges for aerosol delivery devices. The cartridges may be assembled by coupling a base of the cartridge to a carriage that is transported via a track. The track transports the carriages between various substations at which one or more parts are added to the base. The carriage may be lifted from the track by a lifter mechanism at each substation in order to perform assembly operations on the base. An inspection system may inspect the cartridges at various stages of completion at or between the various substations.

Assembly substation for assembling a cartridge for a smoking article and related method

Method for assembling a cartridge for a smoking article

System for assembling a cartridge for a smoking article and associated method

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Lexington, NC, United States of America

William Robert Collett