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Electronic smoking device with a glass capillary tube

US10716331B2 · kind B2 · utility

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1References

14Claims

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Inventors

Stefan Biel · Hamburg, DE
Vaclav Borkovec · Hamburg, DE
Lutz Deichmann · Hamburg, DE
Neha Daryani · Hamburg, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 5, 2016
Grant date	Jul 21, 2020
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 1, 2037

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61M2205/8206
WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

An electronic smoking device (10) includes a battery portion (12) including an electric power source (18), an atomizer/liquid reservoir portion (14) having a mouthpiece opening (36) in an end, a liquid reservoir (34) for accommodating a liquid, and a glass capillary tube (46). The glass capillary tube (46) comprises a first open end (48) arranged inside the liquid reservoir (34) and an outlet portion (50), wherein the glass capillary tube (46) is adapted to transport liquid from the first open end (48) to the outlet portion (50) by capillary force. The electronic smoking device (10) further includes an atomizer (26) arranged at the outlet portion (50) such that is operable to vaporize liquid at the outlet portion (50) to create an aerosol.

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