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US 5,060,671 AGranted
Flavor generating article
AssigneePhilip Morris Incorporated
InventorsMary E. Counts, Bernard C. LaRoy, D. Bruce Losee, Jr., Constance H. Morgan, Ulysses Smith, F. Murphy Sprinkel, Jr., Francis V. Utsch
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Abstract
An article is provided in which a flavor generating medium is electrically heated to evolve inhalable flavors or other components in vapor or aerosol form. The article has a plurality of charges of the flavor generating medium which are heated sequentially to provide individual puffs.
Claims84
An article for delivering to a consumer an inhalable flavor-containing substance, said article comprising:
- a plurality of pre-measured charges of flavor generating medium;
- electrical heating means for individually heating each of said pluralilty of charges;
- a source of electrical energy for powering said electrical heating means;
- and p1 control means for selectively applying said electrical energy to said electrical heating means to selectively heat said plurality charges in a predetermined sequence, each of said charges being heated only once and, when heated, delivering a predetermined quantity of flavor-containing substance to said consumer.
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