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Non-nicotine pod assemblies and non-nicotine e-vaping devices

US11528939B2 · kind B2 · utility

2Cited by

15References

24Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Altria Client Services LLC · US

Inventors

Dean Twite · London, GB
Yannick Hourmand · Richmond, US
Charles Dendy · Ruther Glen, US
Bipin Patil · Richmond, US
Rangaraj S. Sundar · Richmond, US
Christopher R. NEWCOMB · Richmond, US
Niall Gallagher · Cambridge, GB
Raymond Lau · Richmond, US
Eric Hawes · Glen Allen, US

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 26, 2019
Grant date	Dec 20, 2022
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 26, 2039

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61M2205/50
WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A non-nicotine pod assembly for a non-nicotine e-vaping device may include a pod body and a connector module. The pod body has an upstream end and a downstream end and is configured to hold a non-nicotine pre-vapor formulation. The upstream end of the pod body defines a cavity. The connector module is configured to be seated within the cavity of the pod body. The connector module may include an external face and a side face. The external face of the connector module includes at least one electrical contact and defines a pod inlet. The side face of the connector module defines at least one module inlet. The side face of the connector module faces a sidewall of the cavity in the pod body when the connector module is seated within the cavity.

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