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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 30, 2014
Applicant:
Altria Client Services Llc, Richmond, VA (US);
Inventor:
Loi Ying Liu, Tsuen Wan, HK;
Assignee:
Altria Client Services LLC, Richmond, VA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A24F 47/00 (2020.01); H05B 3/00 (2006.01); A61M 11/04 (2006.01); A61M 11/00 (2006.01); A61M 15/00 (2006.01); A61M 15/06 (2006.01); H05B 1/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A24F 47/008 (2013.01); A61M 11/005 (2013.01); A61M 11/044 (2014.02); A61M 15/001 (2014.02); A61M 15/0085 (2013.01); A61M 15/06 (2013.01); H05B 1/0208 (2013.01); H05B 1/0244 (2013.01); H05B 3/0014 (2013.01); A61M 2205/583 (2013.01); A61M 2205/8206 (2013.01);
Abstract
A flavored vapor generator () used for an electronic smoking apparatus () comprises a housing; a liquid retention material () which is filled, soaked or immersed with a flavored liquid and received inside the housing; an electric heater () for heating the liquid retention material () to generate flavored vapor; and a sensor () for monitoring soaking or wetness conditions of the liquid retention material () and providing signals for determining whether the flavored liquid in the liquid retention material () is exhausted or almost exhausted.