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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 03, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 02, 2020
Applicant:
Altria Client Services Llc, Richmond, VA (US);
Inventors:
Munmaya K. Mishra, Manakin Sabot, VA (US);
Shaoyong Yu, Glen Allen, VA (US);
Raymond Lau, Richmond, VA (US);
Pauline Marcq, Richmond, VA (US);
Geoffrey Brandon Jordan, Midlothian, VA (US);
Christopher S. Tucker, Midlothian, VA (US);
Assignee:
Altria Client Services LLC, Richmond, VA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A24F 40/46 (2020.01); A24F 40/20 (2020.01); A24F 40/42 (2020.01); A24F 40/10 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A24F 40/46 (2020.01); A24F 40/20 (2020.01); A24F 40/42 (2020.01); A24F 40/10 (2020.01);
Abstract
An apparatus includes a body of pre-vapor formulation configured to be contained within a reservoir, the pre-vapor formulation being a gel formulation. The apparatus includes a surface heater in contact with a surface of the body of gel formulation, the heater being configured to heat the body of gel formulation to form a vapor.