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Electrical smoking article using liquid tobacco flavor medium delivery system

US5666977A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 23, 1994
Grant dateSep 16, 1997
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Expiry dateDec 23, 2014

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61M15/0016
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A smoking article and method is provided in which a liquid tobacco flavor generating system is used to deliver a liquid tobacco flavor medium to a heater to generate a predetermined quantity of tobacco flavor substance for delivery to a smoker. The article includes an electrical heating means, a tobacco flavor medium delivery system, a source of electrical energy and a control means to generate the tobacco flavor substance for delivery to a smoker.

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