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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 04, 2012
William Robert Collett, Lexington, NC (US);
Stephen Benson Sears, Siler City, NC (US);
Dennis Lee Potter, Kernersville, NC (US);
Steven Lee Alderman, Lewisville, NC (US);
MO Kebaili, Irvine, CA (US);
William Robert Collett, Lexington, NC (US);
Stephen Benson Sears, Siler City, NC (US);
Dennis Lee Potter, Kernersville, NC (US);
Steven Lee Alderman, Lewisville, NC (US);
Mo Kebaili, Irvine, CA (US);
R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to an electronic smoking article that provides for improved aerosol delivery. Particularly, the article comprises one or more microheaters. In various embodiments, the microheaters provide for improved control of vaporization of an aerosol precursor composition and provide for reduced power requirements to achieve consistent aerosolization. The present disclosure further relates to methods of forming an aerosol in a smoking article.