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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 04, 2023
Filed:
Feb. 23, 2018
Altria Client Services Llc, Richmond, VA (US);
Patrick Charles Silvestrini, Neuchatel, CH;
Ihar Nikolaevich Zinovik, Peseux, CH;
Guillaume Frederick, Les-Geneveys-sur-Coffrane, CH;
Altria Client Services LLC, Richmond, VA (US);
Abstract
The cartridge includes a storage compartment configured to contain a liquid, the storage compartment having a first portion and a second portion connected to one another by a liquid channel. The cartridge includes an airflow passage passing between the first portion and the second portion of the storage compartment, and an aerosol-generating element that is fluid permeable and is positioned between the first portion and the second portion of the storage compartment, the aerosol-generating element having a first side and a second side that oppose each other, the first side of the aerosol-generating element forming part of the airflow passage and the second side of the aerosol-generating element being in contact with the liquid from the second portion of the storage compartment.