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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 23, 2023
Applicant:
Altria Client Services Llc, Richmond, VA (US);
Inventors:
Munmaya K. Mishra, Manakin Sabot, VA (US);
Shaoyong Yu, Glen Allen, VA (US);
Raymond W. Lau, Glen Allen, VA (US);
Pauline Marcq, Richmond, VA (US);
Assignee:
Altria Client Services LLC, Richmond, VA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 1/02 (2006.01); A24D 3/17 (2020.01); A24F 40/10 (2020.01); A24F 40/20 (2020.01); A24F 40/30 (2020.01); A24F 40/42 (2020.01); H05B 3/44 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 1/0297 (2013.01); A24D 3/17 (2020.01); A24F 40/20 (2020.01); A24F 40/30 (2020.01); A24F 40/42 (2020.01); H05B 3/44 (2013.01); A24F 40/10 (2020.01);
Abstract
The method includes establishing a housing defining a first channel, the first channel having a first end and a second end, the first end of the channel being in communication with an air inlet that traverse through the housing, configuring a heater to heat a pre-vapor formulation to form a vapor within the first channel, defining a cavity near the second end of the first channel, and inserting a hydrogel in the cavity.