TOBACCO CONTAINING SMOKING ARTICLE
Inventors: John Howard Robinson, Kernersville, NC (U S); David William Griffith, Jr., Winston-Salem, NC (U S); Billy Tyrone Conner, Clemmons, NC (U S); Evon Llewellyn Crooks, Mocksville, NC (US); Dempsey Bailey Brewer, Jr., East Bend, NC (U S)
Assignee: R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company,
Winston-Salem, NC (U S)
Notice: Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this
patent is extended or adjusted under 35
U.S.C. 154(b) by 0 days.
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Prior Publication Data US 2010/0200006 A1 Aug. 12, 2010
Related U.S. Application Data
Continuation of application No. 11/550,634, filed on Oct. 18, 2006, now Pat. No. 7,726,320.
Int. Cl.
A24D 1/04 (2006.01)
A24D 3/00 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. ...... .. 131/200; 131/194; 131/273; 131/359; 131/360; 131/331
Field of Classification Search ...................... .. None
See application file for complete search history.
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Primary Examiner * Richard Crispino Assistant Examiner * Phu Nguyen
(74) Attorney, Agent, or Firm * Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice LLP
(57) ABSTRACT
A smoking article may include a cigarette incorporated within an electrically powered aerosol generating device that acts as a holder for that cigarette. The smoking article possesses at least one form of tobacco. The smoking article also possesses a mouth-end piece that is used by the smoker to inhale components of tobacco that are generated by the action of heat upon components of the cigarette. A representative smoking article possesses an outer housing incorporating a source of electrical power (e.g., a battery), a sensing mechanism for powering the device at least during periods of draw, and a heating device (e.g., at least one electrical resistance heating element) for forming a thermally generated aerosol that incorporates components of tobacco. During use, the cigarette is positioned within the device, and after use, the used cigarette is removed from the device and replaced with another cigarette.
36 Claims, 5 Drawing Sheets
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