Electrical smoking article using liquid tobacco flavor medium delivery system
US5666977A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 23, 1994 |
| Grant date | Sep 16, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 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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