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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:
Mar. 10, 2009
Filed:
Apr. 25, 2005
Applicants:
Walter A. Nichols, Chesterfield, VA (US);
Rajiv Gupta, Glen Allen, VA (US);
Gene G. Faison, Richmond, VA (US);
Kenneth A. Cox, Powhatan, VA (US);
Inventors:
Walter A. Nichols, Chesterfield, VA (US);
Rajiv Gupta, Glen Allen, VA (US);
Gene G. Faison, Richmond, VA (US);
Kenneth A. Cox, Powhatan, VA (US);
Assignee:
Philip Morris USA Inc., Richmond, VA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An aerosol generator includes a flow passage having an inlet end, an outlet end, and a constriction in the flow passage at the outlet end. A heater is operable to heat liquid in the flow passage to produce a vapor, which is expelled from the outlet end of the flow passage.