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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 2022
Filed:
May. 17, 2017
Applicant:
Rai Strategic Holdings, Inc., Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Inventors:
Paul Andrew Brinkley, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Charles Jacob Novak, III, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Alfred Charles Bless, Asheboro, NC (US);
Assignee:
RAI Strategic Holdings, Inc., Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A24F 47/00 (2020.01); A24F 7/00 (2006.01); A24F 40/40 (2020.01); A24F 40/70 (2020.01); A24F 40/10 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A24F 7/00 (2013.01); A24F 40/40 (2020.01); A24F 40/70 (2020.01); A24F 40/10 (2020.01);
Abstract
An aerosol delivery device is disclosed. The aerosol delivery device includes an atomizer and a body. The body has an outlet and houses the atomizer. The aerosol delivery device also includes a structure configured to inhibit liquid droplets of an aerosol precursor from exiting the outlet. Embodiments of the structure include micro-patterned surfaces, absorbers, and macro structures to create droplet capturing chambers.