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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:
Jun. 29, 2010
Filed:
Jun. 01, 2005
Applicants:
Rajiv Gupta, Glen Allen, VA (US);
Douglas D. Mcrae, Chesterfield, VA (US);
Kenneth A. Cox, Powhatan, VA (US);
Walter A. Nichols, Chesterfield, VA (US);
Inventors:
Rajiv Gupta, Glen Allen, VA (US);
Douglas D. McRae, Chesterfield, VA (US);
Kenneth A. Cox, Powhatan, VA (US);
Walter A. Nichols, Chesterfield, VA (US);
Assignee:
Philip Morris USA Inc., Richmond, VA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F24F 3/14 (2006.01); F23D 11/00 (2006.01); H05B 3/00 (2006.01); A61M 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An aerosol generating device includes a housing, a heater and an optional mouthpiece. The heater volatilizes liquid within a flow passage and forms an aerosol in the mouthpiece. An aerosol confinement sleeve is disposed to control the size distribution of the aerosol.