Aerosol generator
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The broken lines showing portions of the aerosol generator are included for the purpose of illustrating portions of the article and form no part of the claimed design.
Claims
We claim the ornamental design for an aerosol generator, as shown and described.
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Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 14, 2019
Date of Patent: Sep 14, 2021
Assignee: British American Tobacco (Investments) Limited (London)
Inventors: David Hillary Powell (London), Matthew Peter Tidnam (London), Rowan Stephen Williams (London), Neil Martin Baron (London), Graham Potts (London), Kok Chian Leong (London)
Primary Examiner: George D. Kirschbaum
Assistant Examiner: Mary Claire Ramirez
Application Number: 29/676,726