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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 06, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 16, 2014
Applicant:
Altria Client Services Llc, Richmond, VA (US);
Inventors:
Srinivasan Janardhan, Glen Allen, VA (US);
Georgios D. Karles, Richmond, VA (US);
Yezdi B. Pithawalla, Midlothian, VA (US);
Gerd Kobal, Sandy Hook, VA (US);
San Li, Midlothian, VA (US);
Assignee:
Altria Client Services LLC, Richmond, VA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A24F 40/48 (2019.12); A24F 40/485 (2019.12); A61M 11/04 (2005.12); A61M 15/06 (2005.12); A24F 40/10 (2019.12); A24F 40/42 (2019.12);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 15/06 (2012.12); A24F 40/48 (2019.12); A24F 40/485 (2019.12); A61M 11/042 (2014.02); A24F 40/10 (2019.12); A24F 40/42 (2019.12); A61M 2205/3606 (2012.12); A61M 2205/8206 (2012.12); A61M 2206/14 (2012.12);
Abstract
An electronic smoking article includes a reservoir including a liquid aerosol formulation, a heater operable to at least partially volatilize the liquid aerosol formulation and form an aerosol and a spiral path insert including a channel having a spiral configuration along an outer periphery of the spiral path insert. A coating can be applied to the outer periphery of the spiral path insert.