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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 06, 2020
Altria Client Services Llc, Richmond, VA (US);
David Schiff, Highland Park, NJ (US);
Chris Carrick, Newark, DE (US);
Eric Hawes, Midlothian, VA (US);
Ali Rostami, Glen Allen, VA (US);
Christopher S. Tucker, Midlothian, VA (US);
Berina Yerkic-Husejnovic, Richmond, VA (US);
Altria Client Services LLC, Richmond, VA (US);
Abstract
The method includes supporting at least one first heater, and at least partially supporting at least one portion of at least one first wick, using a support plate in an e-vaping section, configuring the at least one first wick to transfer a pre-vapor formulation from a reservoir to the at least one first heater, forming an electrical connection between the at least one first heater and a terminal that is electrically connectable to a power supply, and positioning the support plate nearer a downstream end than an upstream end of the reservoir relative to a normal direction of airflow through the e-vaping section during use, a major surface of the support plate being transverse to the normal direction of airflow.