ELECTRONIC SMOKING ARTICLES
First Claim
1. An electronic smoking article, the article comprising:
- an authenticated first section, which includes an aerosol generation unit having at least one heater;
an authenticated second section, which includes a power supply operable to apply voltage to the at least one heater for heating a liquid in at least a portion of the aerosol generation unit to form an aerosol; and
a conductive ink circuit embedded within the first and second sections, and wherein the power supply and the aerosol generation unit are electrically connected upon joining the first and second sections, and wherein each of the first and second sections has a portion of the conductive ink circuit.
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Abstract
An electronic smoking article, a method of manufacturing an electronic smoking article, and a method of achieving a smoking experience without combusting tobacco are disclosed. The electronic smoking article includes an authenticated first section, which includes an aerosol generation unit having at least one heater; an authenticated second section, which includes a power supply operable to apply voltage to the at least one heater for heating a liquid in at least a portion of the aerosol generation unit to form an aerosol; and a conductive ink circuit embedded within the first and second sections, and wherein the power supply and the aerosol generation unit are electrically connected upon joining the first and second sections, and wherein each of the first and second sections has a portion of the conductive ink circuit.
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25 Claims
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1. An electronic smoking article, the article comprising:
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an authenticated first section, which includes an aerosol generation unit having at least one heater; an authenticated second section, which includes a power supply operable to apply voltage to the at least one heater for heating a liquid in at least a portion of the aerosol generation unit to form an aerosol; and a conductive ink circuit embedded within the first and second sections, and wherein the power supply and the aerosol generation unit are electrically connected upon joining the first and second sections, and wherein each of the first and second sections has a portion of the conductive ink circuit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of manufacturing an electronic smoking article, the method comprising:
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embedding a first portion of a conduction ink circuit in an authenticated first section of an electronic smoking article, the first section including an aerosol generation unit having at least one heater; and embedding a second portion of a conduction ink circuit in an authenticated second section, the second section including a power supply operable to apply voltage to the at least one heater for heating a liquid in at least a portion of the aerosol generation unit to form an aerosol. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of achieving a smoking experience without combusting tobacco, the method comprising:
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joining an authenticated first section of an electronic smoking article to an authenticated second section of the smoking article, the first section having a first portion of a conduction ink circuit and the second section having a second portion of a conduction ink circuit; and electrically connecting a power supply and an aerosol generation unit of the smoking article upon the formation of a completed conductive ink circuit between the first and second portions of the smoking article, wherein the first section includes the aerosol generation unit having at least one heater and the second section includes a power supply operable to apply voltage to the at least one heater for heating a liquid in at least a portion of the aerosol generation unit to form an aerosol. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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Specification