Lighting unit for aerosol-generating systems
AssigneeAltria Client Services LLC
InventorsNikolaus Martin Ernest Wilhelm Ricketts, Philippe Slama
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Abstract
A cartridge for use with an aerosol-generating system has a housing defining a liquid containing volume. The housing includes a sidewall extending from a mouthpiece end to a power supply end. The housing includes a transparent region forming at least a portion of the sidewall. The housing includes a light source fixed to the sidewall. The light source is configured to transmit light into the liquid containing volume. The light source may be fixed to an inner surface of the sidewall, fixed to an outer surface of the sidewall, or form a portion or the sidewall.
Claims14
A cartridge for use with an aerosol-generating system, the cartridge comprising:
- a housing defining a liquid containing volume, the housing including,
- a sidewall extending from a first end to a second end,
- a mouthpiece facing end portion coupled to the first end of the sidewall,
- a light source defining an annular ring forming an exterior portion of the housing and configured to transmit light into the liquid containing volume, the light source coupled to the second end of the sidewall, and
- a battery facing end portion coupled to the light source;
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- a transparent region forming at least a portion of the sidewall.
An aerosol-generating system comprising,
- a power supply;
- an atomizer electrically coupled to the power supply;
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- a cartridge including,
- a housing defining a liquid containing volume, the housing including,
- a sidewall extending from a first end to a second end,
- a mouthpiece facing end portion coupled to the first end of the sidewall,
- a light source defining an annular ring forming an exterior portion of the housing and configured to transmit light into the liquid containing volume, the light source coupled to the second end of the sidewall, and
- a battery facing end portion coupled to the light source;
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- a transparent region forming at least a portion of the sidewall.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.