Electronic smoking article
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1. An electronic vaping article comprising:
- a housing defining an air channel and a liquid supply region, the liquid supply region configured to hold a liquid material; and
an integral heater-wick element within the housing, the integral heater-wick element including a heatable portion and at least one wicking portion, the at least one wicking portion configured to transfer the liquid material from the liquid supply region to the heatable portion via capillary action, the heatable portion within the air channel and configured to heat the liquid material, the integral heater-wick element formed of a plurality of particles having a diameter less than 1 mm, the plurality of particles being glued together with a ceramic paste.
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Abstract
An electronic smoking article includes a liquid supply region including liquid material and a heater-wick element operable to wick liquid material and heat the liquid material to a temperature sufficient to vaporize the liquid material and form an aerosol. The heater-wick element comprises a plurality of fused metal beads or particles.
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1. An electronic vaping article comprising:
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a housing defining an air channel and a liquid supply region, the liquid supply region configured to hold a liquid material; and an integral heater-wick element within the housing, the integral heater-wick element including a heatable portion and at least one wicking portion, the at least one wicking portion configured to transfer the liquid material from the liquid supply region to the heatable portion via capillary action, the heatable portion within the air channel and configured to heat the liquid material, the integral heater-wick element formed of a plurality of particles having a diameter less than 1 mm, the plurality of particles being glued together with a ceramic paste. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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