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US 12,527,925 B2Granted
Aerosol delivery device for delivering a flavored aerosol
AssigneeNicoventures Trading Limited
InventorHelmut Buchberger
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Abstract
A device configured to impart flavoring to an airstream admitted to the device prior to the airstream reaching an aerosol generator of the device, the device operable to deliver a flavored aerosol from an outlet.
Claims18
An aerosol delivery device comprising:
- an air inlet;
- an aerosol chamber arranged to provide an aerosol in air passing therethrough;
- a plenum chamber downstream of the air inlet and upstream of the aerosol chamber;
- an aerosol outlet;
- a pressure sensor for detecting a pressure change when a user commences inhaling through the aerosol delivery device,
- wherein the pressure sensor is arranged in fluid communication with the plenum chamber in order to detect the pressure change;
- wherein the aerosol delivery device further comprises a passage to provide fluid communication between the plenum chamber and the pressure sensor,
- wherein the passage extends from the plenum chamber in a direction away from the air inlet, and
- wherein the air inlet, the aerosol chamber, and the aerosol outlet are arranged in fluid communication in that order.
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A method of generating a flavored aerosol, comprising:
- imparting an airflow through an air inlet to a plenum chamber;
- detecting a pressure change caused by the airflow using a pressure sensor which is in fluid communication with the plenum chamber via a passage between the plenum chamber and the pressure sensor, wherein the passage extends from the plenum chamber in a direction away from the air inlet;
- delivering the airflow from the plenum chamber into an aerosol chamber for generating the flavored aerosol;
- and
- delivering the flavored aerosol to a mouthpiece.
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An aerosol delivery device comprising:
- an air inlet;
- an aerosol chamber arranged to provide an aerosol in air passing therethrough;
- a plenum chamber downstream of the air inlet and upstream of the aerosol chamber, and
- an aerosol outlet,
- wherein the air inlet, the aerosol chamber, and the aerosol outlet are arranged in fluid communication in that order,
- wherein the air inlet comprises a plurality of air inlets, and
- wherein the plurality of air inlets surround the aerosol chamber.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.