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Smoking articles and use thereof for yielding inhalation materials

US9930915B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 12, 2015
Grant dateApr 3, 2018
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Expiry dateSep 12, 2035

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA24F40/20
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

The present invention describes articles, such as smoking articles, that can provide an inhalable substance in a form suitable for inhalation by a consumer. The article comprises a cartridge with an inhalable substance medium therein, control housing that includes an electrical energy source and an electrical power source, and a heating member that may be located in either the cartridge or the control housing. The control housing further may include puff-actuated current actuation components and current regulation components.

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