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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 19, 1993
Filed:
Dec. 17, 1991
Applicant:
Inventors:
D Bruce Losee, Richmond, VA (US);
Constance H Morgan, Midlothian, VA (US);
F Murphy Sprinkel, Glen Allen, VA (US);
Francis V Utsch, Midlothian, VA (US);
Assignee:
Philip Morris Incorporated, New York, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
131351 ; 131194 ; 131270 ; 131335 ; 131346 ; 12820221 ; 12820317 ; 12820326 ; 12820417 ;
Abstract
An article is provided in which a flavor generating medium is electrically heated to combustion to evolve inhalable flavors or other components in vapor and/or aerosol form. The article has a plurality of charges of the flavor generating medium which are heated to combustion sequentially to provide individual puffs.