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Patent No.:

US 12446613 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 2025

Filed:

Jul. 19, 2023

Methods to add menthol, botanic materials, and/or non-botanic materials to a cartridge, and/or an electronic vaping device including the cartridge

Applicant:

Altria Client Services Llc, Richmond, VA (US);

Inventors:

Gerd Kobal, Sandy Hook, VA (US);

San Li, Midlothian, VA (US);

Peter Lipowicz, Midlothian, VA (US);

Assignee:

Altria Client Services LLC, Richmond, VA (US);

Attorney:

Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C.

Primary Examiner:

Thor S Campbell

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A24B 15/00 (2006.01); A24B 15/16 (2020.01); A24B 15/167 (2020.01); A24B 15/30 (2006.01); A24B 15/34 (2006.01); A24B 15/42 (2006.01); A24F 40/10 (2020.01); A24F 40/20 (2020.01); A24F 40/30 (2020.01); A24F 40/42 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A24B 15/00 (2013.01); A24B 15/16 (2013.01); A24B 15/167 (2016.11); A24B 15/303 (2013.01); A24B 15/34 (2013.01); A24B 15/42 (2013.01); A24F 40/30 (2020.01); A24F 40/42 (2020.01); A24F 40/10 (2020.01); A24F 40/20 (2020.01);
Abstract

A cartridge may include a housing, a liquid supply reservoir in the housing and configured to store a pre-vapor formulation, a vaporizer, and a porous plug. The vaporizer may be in liquid communication with the liquid supply reservoir. The vaporizer may be configured to generate a vapor from heating a portion of the pre-vapor formulation. The porous plug may be connected to the housing and separated from the liquid supply reservoir. The porous plug may be permeable to the vapor. The porous plug may enclose a flavoring additive contacting a storage material. The flavoring additive may be configured to at least partially elute from the storage material or at least partially volatilize from the storage material if the vapor flows through the porous plug. An e-vaping device may include the cartridge.

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