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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 04, 2022
Applicant:
Imperial Tobacco Limited;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Imperial Tobacco Limited, Bristol, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A24F 40/10 (2020.01); A24F 40/44 (2020.01); A24F 40/51 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A24F 40/10 (2020.01); A24F 40/44 (2020.01); A24F 40/51 (2020.01);
Abstract
A smoking substitute apparatus comprises: a vaporization chamber having a longitudinal axis, the vaporization chamber having an inlet at a first end and an outlet at a second end opposite the first end. The inlet is configured to be in fluid communication with an outlet though a flow channel extending along the longitudinal axis of the vaporization chamber. A heater is located in the vaporization chamber at a position along the flow channel. The heater is configured to generate an aerosol from an aerosol precursor. The heater is spaced from the inlet by a distance of at least 5 mm.