Aerosol delivery device with condensing and non-condensing vaporization
AssigneeRAI Strategic Holdings, Inc.
InventorsMichael F. Davis, James Rogers, Percy Philips, Ercilia Hernandez Garcia
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Abstract
An aerosol delivery device having condensing and non-condensing vaporization functionality is provided. The aerosol delivery device may comprise at least one housing, and a first element and second element contained within the at least one housing. The first and second element may be configured to activate and vaporize components of an aerosol precursor composition, and thereby form respectively a condensing vapor and non-condensing vapor. In response to a flow of air through at least a portion of the at least one housing, the condensing vapor or non-condensing vapor may be combinable with the air to form an aerosol.
Claims20
An aerosol delivery device comprising:
- at least one housing defining a reservoir for storing aerosol precursor composition;
- and
- a first element and second element contained within the at least one housing and configured to activate and vaporize components of the aerosol precursor composition, and thereby form respectively a condensing vapor and non-condensing vapor, in response to a flow of air through at least a portion of the at least one housing, at least one of the condensing vapor or non-condensing vapor being combinable with the air to form an aerosol.
An aerosol delivery device comprising:
- at least one housing defining a reservoir for storing aerosol precursor composition;
- and
- a first element and second element contained within the at least one housing, the second element being configured to activate and vaporize components of the aerosol precursor composition to thereby form a non-condensing vapor in response to a flow of air through at least a portion of the at least one housing, and the first element being configured to modify the non-condensing vapor, the non-condensing vapor therefrom being combinable with the air to form an aerosol.
A method for controlling an aerosol delivery device comprising at least one housing defining a reservoir for storing aerosol precursor composition, and a first and second element contained within the at least one housing, the method comprising:
- activating the first element and second element;
- and at the first element and second element so activated,
- vaporizing components of the aerosol precursor composition, and thereby forming respectively a condensing vapor and non-condensing vapor, the first element and second element activating and vaporizing components of the aerosol precursor composition in response to a flow of air through at least a portion of the at least one housing, at least one of the condensing vapor or non-condensing vapor being combinable with the air to form an aerosol.
A method for controlling an aerosol delivery device comprising at least one housing defining a reservoir for storing aerosol precursor composition, and a first and second element contained within the at least one housing, the method comprising:
- activating the first element and second element;
- and at the second element so activated,
- vaporizing components of the aerosol precursor composition to thereby form a non-condensing vapor in response to a flow of air through at least a portion of the at least one housing;
- and at the first element so activated, modifying the non-condensing vapor, the non-condensing vapor therefrom being combinable with the air to form an aerosol.
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