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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 10, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 11, 2020
Applicant:
Altria Client Services Llc, Richmond, VA (US);
Inventors:
Ryan Daniel Selby, Vancouver, CA;
Ryan Karkairan, Vancouver, CA;
Assignee:
Altria Client Services LLC, Richmond, VA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A24D 1/20 (2020.01); A24B 3/14 (2006.01); A24C 5/01 (2020.01); A24C 5/60 (2006.01); A24D 3/04 (2006.01); A24D 3/17 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A24D 1/20 (2020.01); A24B 3/14 (2013.01); A24C 5/01 (2020.01); A24C 5/606 (2013.01); A24D 3/043 (2013.01); A24D 3/17 (2020.01);
Abstract
An improved, cleaner functioning smoking article is provided, comprising a aerosol forming substrate engineered to include airflow channels. Features include a hollow tube, which may be comprised of various materials, including the material for vaporization itself, within the engineered material, such as tobacco, for efficient vaporization. Other features include a hollow, inverted cone to permit air ingress in a closed bottomed HNB cigarette, and a capsule cigarette designed to retain loose leaf and original material for clean vaporization.