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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 12, 2022
Filed:
Jul. 24, 2020
Altria Client Services Llc, Richmond, VA (US);
Srinivasan Janardhan, Glen Allen, VA (US);
Eric Hawes, Midlothian, VA (US);
Yezdi B. Pithawalla, Richmond, VA (US);
Altria Client Services LLC, Richmond, VA (US);
Abstract
The e-vaping section includes a housing, the housing defining an inlet to allow air to be drawn into and through an airflow path, a reservoir in the housing, the reservoir being configured to contain a pre-vapor formulation, a heater and wick arrangement in fluid communication with the reservoir and the airflow path, the heater and wick arrangement being configured to volatilize the pre-vapor formulation to produce a vapor, a connector on a first end of the e-vaping section, an electrical terminal held within connector, an annular seal in fluid communication with the inlet, the annular seal defining a first air passage of the airflow path, and a flow restrictor being held by the annular seal, the flow restrictor defining a second air passage of the airflow path, the flow restrictor being configured to provide a desired resistance-to-draw (RTD) for the e-vaping section, the annular seal encompassing the flow restrictor.