Electrical smoking system for delivering flavors and method for making same

US5666978A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• Philip Morris Inc. · US

Inventors

• Mary Ellen Counts · Richmond, US
• Seetharama C. Deevi · Midlothian, US
• Grier S. Fleischhauer · Midlothian, US
• Mohammad R. Hajalogol · Richmond, US
• Patrick H. Hayes · Mission Viejo, US
• Charles T. Higgins · Richmond, US
• Willie G. Houck, Jr. · Richmond, US
• Billy J. Keen, Jr. · Midlothian, US
• Bernard C. Laroy · Richmond, US
• Peter Lipowicz · Midlothian, US
• Donald E. Miser · Midlothian, US
• Constance H. Nichols · Midlothian, US
• William H. Stevens · Deltaville, US
• Mantharam Subbiah · Midlothian, US
• Michael L. Watkins · Richmond, US
• Susan E. Wrenn · Midlothian, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jan 30, 1995
• Grant date: Sep 16, 1997
• Expiry date: Jan 30, 2015

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A24D1/20
• WIPO field: Other consumer goods
• WIPO sector: Other fields

Abstract

A smoking system is provided in which a replaceable cigarette containing tobacco flavor material is electrically heated by a set of electrical heater elements contained within a lighter to evolve tobacco flavors or other components in vapor or aerosol form for delivery to a smoker. The cigarette and lighter are adapted to provide air flow patterns through the smoking system such that air flows transversely into the cigarette. Such patterns improve aerosol and flavor delivery to the smoker and reduce the condensation of residual heater-region vapor/aerosol in the smoking system.