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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 07, 2019
Filed:
Feb. 10, 2017
Applicant:
Juul Labs, Inc., San Francisco, CA (US);
Inventors:
Steven Christensen, San Mateo, CA (US);
Aaron Keller, San Francisco, CA (US);
James Monsees, San Francisco, CA (US);
Ariel Atkins, San Francisco, CA (US);
Assignee:
JUUL Labs, Inc., San Francisco, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B 3/00 (2006.01); A24F 47/00 (2006.01); B65B 3/14 (2006.01); B65B 3/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B 3/003 (2013.01); A24F 47/008 (2013.01); B65B 3/14 (2013.01); B65B 3/18 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods of filling a tank reservoir of an electronic cigarette or cartridge for an electronic cigarette with a vaporizable material so that air is not entrapped within the cartridge. In particular, described herein are methods of filing a tank volume of a cartridge for an electronic cigarette from a bottom or side surface opposite a wick so that the wick remains at least partially dry and can vent air during filling until the tank volume is full.