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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 05, 1993
Filed:
Feb. 02, 1993
Applicant:
Inventors:
Constance H Morgan, Midlothian, VA (US);
Walter A Nichols, Richmond, VA (US);
Assignee:
Philip Morris Incorporated, New York, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A24F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
131194 ; 131270 ; 131273 ; 12820014 ; 12820221 ; 12820327 ;
Abstract
An article is provided in which a replaceable tobacco flavor medium is electrically heated by a set of permanent reusable heaters to evolve inhalable flavors or other components in vapor or aerosol form. Each heater heats only a portion of the available tobacco flavor medium so that a plurality of individual puffs of tobacco flavor substance can be delivered sequentially to the smoker. The tobacco flavor medium preferably contains tobacco materials.
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