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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 15, 2019
Applicant:
Nicoventures Trading Limited, London, GB;
Inventors:
Assignee:
NICOVENTURES TRADING LIMITED, London, GB;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A24F 40/10 (2020.01); A24B 15/167 (2020.01); A24F 40/30 (2020.01); A24F 40/42 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A24F 40/10 (2020.01); A24B 15/167 (2016.11); A24F 40/30 (2020.01); A24F 40/42 (2020.01);
Abstract
A method of generating an aerosol comprising protonated nicotine, the method comprising the steps of: (i) providing a nicotine formulation comprising nicotine as free base; (ii) providing a carbon dioxide source capable of providing carbon dioxide in situ; (iii) vaporizing or aerosolizing the nicotine formulation; (iv) providing carbon dioxide from the carbon dioxide source, and (v) contacting the carbon dioxide with the vaporized or aerosolized nicotine formulation to thereby protonate nicotine free base and generate an aerosol comprising protonated nicotine.