Electrical smoking
US5249586A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 2, 1993 |
| Grant date | Oct 5, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 2, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA24F40/20
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
An article is provided in which a replaceable tobacco flavor medium is electrically heated by a set of permanent reusable heaters to evolve inhalable flavors or other components in vapor or aerosol form. Each heater heats only a portion of the available tobacco flavor medium so that a plurality of individual puffs of tobacco flavor substance can be delivered sequentially to the smoker. The tobacco flavor medium preferably contains tobacco materials.
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