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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 16, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 07, 2014
Altria Client Services Llc, Richmond, VA (US);
David B. Kane, Richmond, VA (US);
David R. Schiff, Highland Park, NJ (US);
Chris Carrick, Newark, DE (US);
Chris Phelan, Collingwood, NJ (US);
Christopher S. Tucker, Midlothian, VA (US);
Altria Client Services LLC, Richmond, VA (US);
Abstract
An electronic smoking article includes a heater in communication with a liquid supply reservoir including liquid material and operable to heat the liquid material to a temperature sufficient to volatilize the liquid material contained therein and form an aerosol. The volatilized material flows through a sheath flow and aerosol promoter insert that is operable to cool the aerosol, reduce the particle size of the aerosol and increase the delivery rate of the aerosol.