# US 10,306,925 B2 · Aerosol generating component for an electronic smoking device and electronic smoking device > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,306,925 B2 - Document ID: US10306925B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/066,595 - Filed: 2016-03-10 - Published: 2016-09-15 - Granted: 2019-06-04 - Earliest claimed: 2015-03-13 - Assignees: Fontem Holdings 1 B.V. - Applicants: Fontem Holdings 1 B.V. - Inventors: Vaclav Borkovec; Stefan Biel; Diego Gonzalez - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10306925B2 ## CPC - A24F 40/30: Devices using two or more structurally separated inhalable precursors, e.g. using two liquid precursors in two cartridges - A24F 40/485: Valves; Apertures - H05B 1/0202: {Switches} - H05B 1/0244: {Heating of fluids (H05B1/0247 takes precedence)} - A24F 40/10: Devices using liquid inhalable precursors - A24F 40/50: Control or monitoring - A24F: SMOKERS' REQUISITES; MATCH BOXES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES (inhaling appliances for medical purposes, shaped like cigars, cigarettes or pipes A61M15/06) - H05B: ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL ## Abstract An aerosol generating component (2) for an electronic smoking device and an electronic smoking device with an aerosol generating component (2) are provided. In order to improve smoking experience, the aerosol generating component (2) is adapted to generate two aerosols with different particle sizes. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An aerosol generating component for an electronic smoking device, wherein the aerosol generating component is configured to generate two aerosols, a particle size of a first of the aerosols differing from a particle size of a second of the aerosols, and wherein the aerosol generating component comprises a first atomizer that is configured to generate the first aerosol, and a second atomizer that is configured to generate the second aerosol, wherein the first atomizer and the second atomizer each comprise a mixing chamber for mixing atomized material with gas and an inlet opening for supplying gas into the respective mixing chamber, the inlet opening of the first atomizer being configured to allow for generation of the first aerosol, and the inlet opening of the second atomizer being configured to allow for generation of the second aerosol; and wherein the size of the inlet opening of at least one of the first atomizer and the second atomizer is changeable. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The aerosol generating component according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the first atomizer and the second atomizer comprises a gas inlet element with at least two inlet openings, the gas inlet element being moveable with respect to the respective mixing chamber. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The aerosol generating component according to claim 1, wherein the first atomizer and the second atomizer each comprise an atomizing element for atomizing material for one of the aerosols, the atomizing element of the first atomizer being configured to allow for generation of the first aerosol, and the atomizing element of the second atomizer being configured to allow for generation of the second aerosol. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The aerosol generating component according to claim 1, wherein the atomizing elements are heating elements for atomizing material for the aerosols by evaporation. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The aerosol generating component according to claim 1, wherein the first atomizer and the second atomizer each comprise a supply apparatus for supplying material to be atomized, the supply apparatus of the first atomizer being configured to allow for generation of the first aerosol, and the supply apparatus of the second atomizer being configured to allow for generation of the second aerosol. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The aerosol generating component according to claim 1, wherein the aerosol generating component comprises a control unit for controlling process properties of at least one of the first and the second atomizers. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The aerosol generating component according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the atomizers comprises the heating element and a temperature sensor, the temperature sensor being connected to the control unit. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The aerosol generating component according to claim 1, wherein the aerosol generating component comprises a control unit for controlling process properties of at least one of the first and the second atomizers, and/or wherein at least one of the atomizers comprises the heating element and a temperature sensor, the temperature sensor being connected to the control unit and the control unit being connected to at least one of the supply apparatuses. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The aerosol generating component according to claim 1, wherein the control unit is configured to activate at least one of the supply apparatuses after at least one of the atomizing elements of the same atomizer has reached a predetermined operation state. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The aerosol generating component according to claim 1, wherein the aerosol generating component comprises a blending apparatus for blending the first with the second aerosol, the blending apparatus being configured to change the mixing ratio of the first and the second aerosols. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The aerosol generating component according to claim 1, wherein the first atomizer is different from the second atomizer in one or more of the parameters of: A. operating temperature; B. mixing chamber size and shape; C. flow velocity through the mixing chamber; D. liquid inflow supply rate; E. temperature of intake air into the mixing chamber; F. number, size and arrangement of intake openings into the mixing chamber. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) An electronic smoking device comprising an aerosol generating component according to claim 1. ### Claim 13 An aerosol generating component for an electronic smoking device, comprising: a first atomizer adapted to generate a first aerosol having a first particle size; and a second atomizer adapted to generate a second aerosol having a second particle size different from the first particle size, via one or more of: A] the first atomizer having a size and shape different from the second atomizer; B] the first atomizer having an inlet opening size different from the second atomizer; C] the first atomizer having a heater or ultrasonic vaporizer different from the second atomizer. ### Claim 14 An aerosol generating component for an electronic smoking device, comprising: a first atomizer adapted to generate a first aerosol having a first particle size; and a second atomizer adapted to generate a second aerosol having a second particle size different from the first particle size, via one or more of: A] the first atomizer having a size and shape different from the second atomizer; B] the first atomizer having an inlet opening size different from the second atomizer; C] the first atomizer having a heater or ultrasonic vaporizer different from the second atomizer; wherein a size of an inlet opening of at least one of the first atomizer and the second atomizer is selectable by the user and changeable manually.