Solid core electronic cigarette

• US 10,231,487 B2
• Filed: 01/12/2018
• Issued: 03/19/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 07/24/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nu Mark Innovations, Ltd. (Altria Group, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Nu Mark Innovations, Ltd. (Altria Group, Inc.)
• Inventors: Peleg, Eyal, Levitz, Robert, Gavrielov, Shmuel, Eastwood, Sean, Levy, Dorron
• Primary Examiner(s): Felton, Michael J
• Assistant Examiner(s): Moreno Hernandez, Jerzi H
• Application Number:
  US15/869,919
• Publication Number:
  US 20180199629A1
• Time in Patent Office: 431 Days
• CPC Class Codes: A24F 40/10 Devices using liquid inhalable precursors
• CPC Class Codes: A24F 40/20 Devices using solid inhalable precursors
• CPC Class Codes: A24F 40/30 Devices using two or more structurally separated inhalable precursors, e.g. using two liquid precursors in two cartridges
• CPC Class Codes: A24F 40/40 Constructional details, e.g. connection of cartridges and battery parts
• CPC Class Codes: A24F 40/46 Shape or structure of electric heating means
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 15/06 Inhaling appliances shaped like cigars, cigarettes or pipes

Abstract

An electronic cigarette comprises a battery portion that includes a battery which is operable to provide power to a heating element of the electronic cigarette, and a cartomizer coupled with the battery portion. The cartomizer comprises a solid core, and the heating element which vaporizes a portion of a liquefied portion of the solid core to form an aerosol mist that acts as a smoke replacement.

Claims

1. An electronic vaping device comprising:

a cartridge including,

a solid core,

a heating element configured to vaporize at least a portion of a liquefied portion of the solid core to form a vapor; and

a container configured to store water, the container configured to release a portion of the water into a mixing chamber, such that the solid core may contact the water and dissolve into the water to form the liquefied portion; and

a battery portion that provides power to the heating element of the electronic vaping device.

2. The electronic vaping device of claim 1, wherein the cartridge further comprises:

a wick configured to contact the liquefied portion, and wherein the heating element is configured to heat the wick.

3. The electronic vaping device of claim 1, wherein the heating element is heater coil.

4. The electronic vaping device of claim 3, wherein the heater coil is configured to generate the vapor by generating heat.