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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 16, 2007
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2004
Walter A. Nichols, Chesterfield, VA (US);
F. Murphy Sprinkel, Jr., Glen Allen, VA (US);
Walter A. Nichols, Chesterfield, VA (US);
F. Murphy Sprinkel, Jr., Glen Allen, VA (US);
Philip Morris USA Inc., Richmond, VA (US);
Abstract
A disposable aerosol generator for use with an inhaler device, which includes a heater adapted to volatilize liquid stored in the disposable aerosol generator and a method of using the inhaler, is provided. The disposable body includes a sealed chamber and an openable outlet. The chamber is located between first and second layers of material. The chamber holds liquid, which is expelled through the opened outlet when the fluid in the chamber is volatilized by the heater. The disposable body can include a series of spaced apart aerosol generators, each of which can be advanced to a release position at which the heater can heat one of the fluid containing chambers. Prior to heating the liquid, the outlet can be opened and the volatilized fluid can be expelled from the opened outlet into a passage of a dispensing member.