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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 17, 2022
Filed:
Jul. 19, 2019
R.j. Reynolds Tobacco Company, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Keri Meggan Cox, Pleasant Garden, NC (US);
Edmond Strother Smith, III, Rural Hall, NC (US);
Zachary Kevin Francis, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Thaddeus Jackson, Summerfield, NC (US);
Billy T Conner, Clemmons, NC (US);
Taylor Leigh, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Randall M. Bachtel, Lawrenceville, GA (US);
Frank Bascas, Montezuma, GA (US);
Hannah Tam, San Francisco, CA (US);
Moises Araya, Atlanta, GA (US);
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure is directed to a holder of a smoking article comprising a receiving end and a mouth end opposite the receiving end. The holder defines a socket that is configured to receive a proximal section of a cartridge. The holder has a lighting configuration in which the holder is configured to secure a proximal section of the cartridge to the holder with a heat source of the cartridge opposite the proximal section disposed beyond the receiving end of the holder. The holder has a received configuration in which the holder is configured to secure the proximal section of the cartridge in the socket with the heat source disposed proximate the receiving end of the holder. The receiving end comprises a substantially solid outer wall.