Patent · US Active

Electronic smoking article

US8997753B2 · kind B2 · utility

96Cited by

374References

19Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Altria Client Services LLC · US

Inventors

San Li · Midlothian, US
George Karles · Richmond, US
Munmaya K. Mishra · Manakin, US
Weiling Li · Moseley, US
Barry S. Smith · Hopewell, US
Ali A. Rostami · Richmond, US
Christopher S. Tucker · Midlothian, US
Geoffrey Brandon Jordan · Midlothian, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 31, 2013
Grant date	Apr 7, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 31, 2033

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T29/49083
WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An electronic smoking article comprising an aerosol generator and a mechanical aerosol converter insert having the capacity to improve characteristics of aerosol produced by the aerosol generator, including sensory attributes.

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