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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2007
Applicants:
Marc D. Belcastro, Glen Allen, VA (US);
Jeffrey A. Swepston, Powhatan, VA (US);
Inventors:
Marc D. Belcastro, Glen Allen, VA (US);
Jeffrey A. Swepston, Powhatan, VA (US);
Assignee:
Philip Morris USA Inc., Richmond, VA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 15/00 (2006.01); H05B 3/00 (2006.01); B05B 1/24 (2006.01); A61M 11/04 (2006.01); B05B 17/04 (2006.01); A61M 16/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B05B 1/24 (2013.01); A61M 11/041 (2013.01); A61M 15/0065 (2013.01); A61M 2016/0021 (2013.01); A61M 2016/0027 (2013.01); A61M 2202/064 (2013.01); A61M 2205/8206 (2013.01); B05B 17/04 (2013.01); A61M 11/042 (2014.02);
Abstract
An apparatus for generating aerosol having a capillary tube, which includes at least one bend, fluid inlets, regions of reduced wall thickness located between the fluid inlets and the at least one bend, and an outlet along the at least one bend. The capillary tube is heated to a temperature sufficient to volatilize fluid in the capillary tube, such that the volatilized fluid discharges from the outlet to form an aerosol.