Tobacco Users' Appliance Patents (Class 131/329)
  • Patent number: 8973587
    Abstract: This invention relates to an electronic cigarette device, including an electronic cigarette and an electronic cigarette charger, the electronic cigarette charger forming a first magnetic portion, the electronic cigarette correspondingly forming a second magnetic portion mutually magnetically adsorbed with the first magnetic portion. The electronic cigarette charger forms a first connector, and the first connector comprises a first seat, a first electrode pole disposed at a middle portion of the first seat and a first insulating sleeve disposed between the first seat and the first electrode pole to insulate the first seat and the first electrode pole. The electronic cigarette forms an electronic cigarette battery therein, and the electronic cigarette at an end thereof forms a second connector connected with the electronic cigarette battery and the first connector of the electronic cigarette charger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignee: Kimree Hi-Tech Inc.
    Inventor: Qiuming Liu
  • Publication number: 20150059783
    Abstract: An electronic cigarette is provided, which comprises a battery assembly with a battery built in, an atomizer assembly, a circuit board for controlling the battery assembly to power the atomizer assembly, and a press-key switch installed on the circuit board. A first electrical connection fixing spot is provided on the circuit board and is electrically connected to the press-key switch. The first electrical connection fixing spot is fixed with a first elastic structure, and the first elastic structure elastically abuts against a first electrode of the battery. The following beneficial effects will be achieved when implementing the present application. In the electronic cigarette, a first electrical connection fixing spot in the circuit board elastically abuts against a first electrode of the battery via a first elastic structure. Therefore, the assembling operation for the electronic cigarette is convenient, and thus benefiting for the automated assembling production.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2013
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Inventor: Qiuming Liu
  • Publication number: 20150059782
    Abstract: An electronic cigarette is provided, which comprises a battery component. A battery, a PCB board and a press-key switch are provided in the battery component, and the press-key switch is set on the PCB board. An end face of the battery is located opposite one end face of the PCB board. A first electrode pin and a second electrode pin are provided on one end face of the battery, wherein the end face of the battery is adjacent to the PCB board. A first socket and a second socket are provided at one side of the PCB board, wherein the side of the PCB board is adjacent to the battery. The first electrode pin is inserted and soldered in the first socket, and the second electrode pin is inserted and soldered in the second socket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2013
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Inventor: Qiuming Liu
  • Publication number: 20150059780
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides components useful in heating, particularly heating of an aerosol precursor solution so as to vaporize the solution and form an aerosol. The disclosure particularly provides an electrically conductive, porous carbon heater. The heater may be combined with an aerosol precursor transport element that also is formed of carbon. The heater and transport element may form an atomizer that can be useful in an electronic smoking article, such as in a cartridge that is adapted for attachment to a control body. In some embodiments, the disclosure provides a cartridge of an electronic smoking article, the cartridge being formed substantially completely of carbon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2013
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Applicant: R.J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY
    Inventors: Michael F. Davis, Balager Ademe, Chandra Kumar Banerjee, Susan K. Pike, David William Griffith, JR., Stephen Benson Sears, Evon L. Crooks, Karen V. Williams, Timothy Brian Nestor, David Bovender
  • Publication number: 20150059787
    Abstract: The present invention discloses an atomizer head assembly, comprising: an outer tube; an inner tube disposed in the outer tube, having a outer supporter openings formed on a lateral side of wall of the inner tube; a liquid storage chamber formed between the inner tube and the outer tube; a liquid inlet opening formed on a lateral side of wall of the outer tube; and an atomizing member having an end arranged in the one or more outer supporter openings. Moreover, the atomizing head assembly of the present invention comprises a plurality of atomizing members for atomizing liquid electrically connected in parallel and spatially arrange in various configurations, such that the atomizer head assembly can operated with an elevated voltage such that the heat generated per unit time by the atomizer head assembly is increased and the volume of atomized cigarette liquid in the atomizing chamber is increased accordingly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2014
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Inventor: Weihua Qiu
  • Publication number: 20150059784
    Abstract: An electronic cigarette is provided, which includes a connection structure between a battery assembly and an atomizer assembly. In the connection structure, a first connection member and a second connection member are connected. The second connection member defines a joint slot for receiving the first connection member. An elastic member includes a bulge radially protruding inward from an inner wall of the joint slot, or radially protruding outward from the first connection member. A buckle slot matched with the bulge is defined in an inner side of the second connection member or is defined in the outer side of the first connection member. The first connection member is inserted in the joint slot and is rotated to press and deform the bulge. When the bulge is rotated to enter the buckle slot, the bulge impacts an inner wall of the buckle slot to generate an indicating sound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2013
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Inventor: Qiuming Liu
  • Publication number: 20150059785
    Abstract: An electronic cigarette charging device configured for charging a battery pole of an electronic cigarette is provided; an external electrode and an internal electrode configured for electrically connecting with the electronic cigarette charging device are mounted on an end of the battery pole; the electronic cigarette charging device includes a pillared first charging electrode corresponding to the internal electrode, and the first charging electrode abuts against the internal electrode when the electronic cigarette is charged using the electronic cigarette charging device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2013
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Inventor: Qiuming Liu
  • Publication number: 20150059786
    Abstract: A power supply for an electronic cigarette, includes a shell; a battery assembly received in the shell; an electrode assembly arranged at an end of the shell; a first electrical contact assembly arranged between the battery assembly and the electrode assembly. The first electrical contact assembly includes a first electrode plate electrically connected to the battery assembly, and a pair of first pins electrically connected to the electrode assembly. The first pins are electrically contacting the first electrode plate. An electronic cigarette using the power supply is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2014
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Inventors: Yonghai Li, Zhongli Xu
  • Publication number: 20150059781
    Abstract: An odorless and smokeless vaporizer kit that vaporizes a material for inhalation without igniting the material so as to reduce harmful effects of burning the material by eliminating inhalation of combustion by-products of the material by preventing ignition and combustion of the material. The odorless and smokeless vaporizer kit includes a pouch and a sheet of heat-conducting material. The pouch contains the material. The sheet of heat-conducting material closes the pouch and transfers heat from a heat source to the material to vaporize the material for inhalation without igniting the material so as to reduce the harmful effects of burning the material by eliminating the inhalation of combustion by-products of the material by preventing the ignition and the combustion of the material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2013
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Inventor: Carl D. Luenser
  • Publication number: 20150053218
    Abstract: The electronic cigarette comprises a battery assembly and an atomizer assembly; the battery assembly and the atomizer assembly are connected to each other through a first connector and a second connector. The first connector comprises a first top electrode and a second top electrode mounted on an end face of the first connector. The second connector comprises a first bottom electrode and a second bottom electrode located in the second connector. When the battery assembly and the atomizer assembly are connected together, there are elastic tight fit occurred between the first top electrode and the first bottom electrode as well as between the second top electrode and the second bottom electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2013
    Publication date: February 26, 2015
    Inventor: Qiuming Liu
  • Publication number: 20150053215
    Abstract: An atomizer component, a battery component and an electronic cigarette are provided. A knurl configuration is provided, the knurl protrudes from a surface of an end cover of the atomizer component, where the end cover and an atomizer sleeve are contacted closely. A knurl configuration is provided, the knurl protrudes from a surface of an end cover of the battery component, where the end cover and a battery sleeve are contacted closely. The knurl configuration is defined on the outer surface of the circumferential side wall of the joint part of the end cover. The drawbacks in the prior art, that the end cover may easily fall apart from the sleeve resulted from the smooth surface contact there between and the glues between them may run out to be dirty and harmful when implementing the gluing process, can be overcome.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2013
    Publication date: February 26, 2015
    Inventor: Qiuming Liu
  • Publication number: 20150053219
    Abstract: A smoking article is provided, including a heat source; an aerosol-forming substrate downstream of the heat source; a first heat-conducting element around and in contact with a rear portion of the heat source and an adjacent front portion of the aerosol-forming substrate; and a second heat-conducting element around at least a portion of the first heat-conducting element. At least part of the second heat-conducting element is radially separated from the first heat-conducting element; and, preferably, the first and second heat-conducting elements are separated by an outer paper wrapper.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2013
    Publication date: February 26, 2015
    Applicant: Philip Morris Products S.A.
    Inventors: Stephane Roudier, Aleksandra Samulewicz, Frederic Lavanchy
  • Publication number: 20150053221
    Abstract: A shisha head comprises an air inlet, an air outlet suitable for connection to a shisha, at least one vapourizer and an air flow sensor arranged to detect air flow through the shisha head. The vapourizer is arranged to produce vapour in response to the air flow sensor detecting a flow of air through the shisha head.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2014
    Publication date: February 26, 2015
    Inventors: Sami Asghar-Sheikh, Rafi Asghar-Sheikh
  • Publication number: 20150053217
    Abstract: An electronic cigarette with inlet air constructed and arranged to contact a delivery substance and minimize airflow over electronic components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2014
    Publication date: February 26, 2015
    Inventors: Matthew Steingraber, Dabielle Steingraber, Michael Murray
  • Publication number: 20150053216
    Abstract: An electronic cigarette is provided, which comprises an atomizing device and a burning device connected to the atomizing device. The burning device is configured to heat the atomizing device, and thus making the atomizing device to produce smog. The following beneficial effects will be achieved when implementing the present application. In the electronic cigarette, a burning device is used to control the atomizing device to produce smog. As a result, the pollution to the environment resulted from the battery can be avoided, which make the electronic cigarette more friendly to the environment. Besides, the cost of using the electronic cigarette is low.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2013
    Publication date: February 26, 2015
    Inventor: Qiuming Liu
  • Publication number: 20150053220
    Abstract: A cartomizer of an electronic cigarette is configured to couple to a power source thereof that provides power for the electronic cigarette. The cartomizer comprises an insulated heating chamber that includes a controlled valve, a heating element, and an e-Liquid portion. The controlled valve can supply e-Liquid from the e-Liquid portion to the insulated heating chamber, wherein the e-Liquid is heated within the insulated heating chamber by the heating element to produce an aerosol. The insulated heating chamber reduces heat dissipation to the remainder of the cartomizer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2014
    Publication date: February 26, 2015
    Inventors: Dorron Levy, Yaron Levy, Robert Levitz, David Cohen
  • Publication number: 20150047660
    Abstract: This present invention relates to the field of A battery assembly configured to be combined with an atomization assembly to form an electronic cigarette, comprising a battery, and the battery including a first battery electrode and a second battery electrode; wherein, the battery assembly further includes a first charging electrode electrically connected to the first battery electrode and a second charging electrode electrically connected to the second battery electrode, the first charging electrode extends to an end surface of the battery assembly, the second charging electrode partially or wholly surrounds a side wall of the battery assembly, and both the first charging electrode and the second charging electrode are configured for connecting with an external charger. By implementing the battery assembly of the present invention, the battery assembly and the electronic cigarette with the battery assembly can be directly charged, which makes charging be convenient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2013
    Publication date: February 19, 2015
    Inventor: Qiuming Liu
  • Publication number: 20150047661
    Abstract: A vapor delivery device and method for controlling the vaporization of a fluid by a vapor delivery device. An exemplary vapor delivery device comprises a housing, a liquid tank disposed within the housing and adapted to hold a fluid, a heating element disposed within the housing and being operable to vaporize at least a portion of the fluid, a power source disposed with the housing and electronically coupled to the power source and the heating element, an electronics portion adapted to control heating element and the power source, and an outlet extending from the liquid tank to an opening in the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2012
    Publication date: February 19, 2015
    Inventors: Johnathan Seamus Blackley, André LaMothe
  • Publication number: 20150047663
    Abstract: This present application relates to a battery assembly and an electronic cigarette. The battery assembly comprises a battery including a first battery electrode and a second battery electrode. The battery assembly further includes a first charging electrode and a second charging electrode electrically connected to the first battery electrode and the second battery electrode correspondingly, and the battery assembly defines a first insertion hole and a second insertion hole at positions corresponding to the first charging electrode and the second charging electrode respectively; the first charging electrode and the second charging electrode are electrically connected to an external charger to supply charging power to the battery. By implementing the battery assembly and the electronic cigarette, the electronic cigarette can be directly inserted into the external charger to be charged, and the battery assembly and the atomization assembly do not need to be separated from each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2014
    Publication date: February 19, 2015
    Inventor: Qiuming Liu
  • Publication number: 20150047659
    Abstract: A battery assembly configured to cooperate with an atomizing assembly to form an electronic cigarette is provided; and the battery assembly comprises a sleeve, a battery disposed along an axial direction of the sleeve, and an end cover mounted on an end of the sleeve; the end cover is telescopically connected to the sleeve; and a first charging electrode and a second charging electrode are mounted on the end cover and arranged in the sleeve; the first charging electrode and the second charging electrode are configured to be exposed and connected to an external charger when the end cover extends out of the sleeve, thereby providing charging electric power to the battery. In the present application, outside impurities cannot adhere to the atomizing assembly, and the normal working of the electronic cigarette cannot be adversely affected by the impurities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2013
    Publication date: February 19, 2015
    Inventor: Qiuming Liu
  • Publication number: 20150047658
    Abstract: An electronic cigarette is provided. The electronic cigarette includes a casing having two chambers located sequentially within the casing. A battery and a fluid are located in the casing. A sealing element forms a partition between the chambers. A tube element is located in the second chamber, providing an air passage between the two chambers. Also included is a fiber element that transfers fluid from a fluid containing member to a heating assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Publication date: February 19, 2015
    Inventors: Gilbert Cyphert, Xuandong Huang, Edwin Balder
  • Publication number: 20150047662
    Abstract: An aerosol generating device comprises two reservoirs, each arranged to contain a separate aerosol producing composition; means for drawing the compositions from the reservoirs to generate an aerosol for inhalation for a user, and means for mixing the compositions after they have been drawn from the reservoirs, the mixing means being arranged to allow a user to select the relative proportions of the two compounds in the aerosol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2013
    Publication date: February 19, 2015
    Applicant: JT INTERNATIONAL SA
    Inventor: Jason Hopps
  • Publication number: 20150047656
    Abstract: A smoking article may include a cigarette incorporated within an electrically powered aerosol generating device that acts as a holder for that cigarette. The smoking article possesses at least one form of tobacco. The smoking article also possesses a mouth-end piece that is used by the smoker to inhale components of tobacco that are generated by the action of heat upon components of the cigarette. A representative smoking article possesses an outer housing incorporating a source of electrical power (e.g., a battery), a sensing mechanism for powering the device at least during periods of draw, and a heating device (e.g., at least one electrical resistance heating element) for forming a thermally generated aerosol that incorporates components of tobacco. During use, the cigarette is positioned within the device, and after use, the used cigarette is removed from the device and replaced with another cigarette.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2014
    Publication date: February 19, 2015
    Inventors: John Howard Robinson, David William Griffith, JR., Billy Tyrone Conner, Evon Llewellyn Crooks, Dempsey Bailey Brewer, JR.
  • Publication number: 20150040922
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides tobacco-derived pyrolysis oils and derivatives thereof, such as isolated components and mixtures obtained from such pyrolysis oils. Advantageously, the tobacco-derived pyrolysis oils disclosed herein can exhibit desirable sensory characteristics. Further, tobacco-derived pyrolysis oils disclosed herein can exhibit desirably low concentrations of benzo[a]pyrene. The disclosure also provides methods for obtaining such tobacco-derived pyrolysis oils and derivatives thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2013
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Applicant: R.J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY
    Inventors: Michael Francis Dube, Anthony Richard Gerardi, Christopher Junker
  • Publication number: 20150040930
    Abstract: A smoking article may include a cigarette incorporated within an electrically powered aerosol generating device that acts as a holder for that cigarette. The smoking article possesses at least one form of tobacco. The smoking article also possesses a mouth-end piece that is used by the smoker to inhale components of tobacco that are generated by the action of heat upon components of the cigarette. A representative smoking article possesses an outer housing incorporating a source of electrical power (e.g., a battery), a sensing mechanism for powering the device at least during periods of draw, and a heating device (e.g., at least one electrical resistance heating element) for forming a thermally generated aerosol that incorporates components of tobacco. During use, the cigarette is positioned within the device, and after use, the used cigarette is removed from the device and replaced with another cigarette.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2014
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Inventors: John Howard Robinson, David William Griffith, JR., Billy Tyrone Conner, Evon Llewellyn Crooks, Dempsey Bailey Brewer, JR.
  • Publication number: 20150040927
    Abstract: An exemplary atomizer includes an atomizing sleeve, an air pipe received in the atomizing sleeve, a mouthpiece assembly arranged at one end of the atomizing sleeve, and an atomizing assembly received in the atomizing sleeve. The atomizing sleeve and the air pipe cooperatively define a sealed liquid reserving chamber for reserving tobacco liquid. The atomizing assembly includes a liquid obstruction cover and a glass fiber core. The liquid obstruction cover includes a sidewall. The sidewall and the atomizing sleeve cooperatively defining a gap. The glass fiber core is fixed by the sidewall, and two opposite ends of the glass fiber core are both positioned in the gap. The glass fiber core is configured for absorbing the tobacco liquid in the liquid reserving chamber through the gap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2014
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Inventors: YONGHAI LI, ZHONGLI XU
  • Publication number: 20150040928
    Abstract: Vaporizers are provided. A representative vaporizer includes a power source; a grinder unit that is electrically coupled to the power source and grinds a substance; a vaporizing unit that is electrically coupled to the power source and configured to vaporize the grinded substance; and a housing that houses the power source, grinder unit, and vaporizing unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2014
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Inventors: Taylan Saydar, Brian VanHiel, David Buenger, Baker Whisnant
  • Publication number: 20150040924
    Abstract: A smoking article is provided, including a combustible heat source with opposed front and rear faces; an aerosol-forming substrate downstream of the rear face of the combustible heat source; an outer wrapper circumscribing the aerosol-forming substrate and at least a rear portion of the combustible heat source; and one or more airflow pathways along which air may be drawn through the smoking article for inhalation by a user. The combustible heat source is isolated from the one or more airflow pathways such that air drawn through the smoking article along the one or more airflow pathways does not directly contact the combustible heat source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2013
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Applicant: Philip Morris Products S.A.
    Inventors: Oleg Mironov, Laurent Edouard Poget
  • Publication number: 20150040925
    Abstract: An apparatus comprising a film heater 3 configured to heat smokeable material to volatilize at least one component of the smokeable material for inhalation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2013
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Applicant: BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO (INVESTMENTS) LIMITED
    Inventors: Fozia Saleem, Thomas Woodman
  • Publication number: 20150040926
    Abstract: Vaporizers are provided. A representative vaporizer includes a power source; a heating element that is electrically coupled to the power source; multiple chambers that are coupled to the heating element and are configured to vaporize a substance that is placed within the multiple chambers; an inner tube that is coupled to the multiple chambers and is configured to allow the vaporized substance to exit therefrom; and a housing that houses the power source, heating element, inner tube, and multiple chambers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2014
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Inventors: Taylan Saydar, Brian VanHiel, David Buenger, Baker Whisnant
  • Publication number: 20150040929
    Abstract: In an electronic cigarette, separate cartridge and vaporizer units are provided. The cartridge unit may have a cartridge tube containing a liquid with a seal sealing the liquid within the cartridge tube. The vaporizer unit may have a piercer and a heater, with the front side of the vaporizer unit moveable into engagement with the cartridge unit, causing the piercer to pierce the seal in preparation for use of the electronic cigarette. A battery may be connected to a back side of the vaporizer unit. The vaporizer unit may also have and an electronic circuit electrically connected to the heater and to an inhalation sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2014
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Inventor: Lik Hon
  • Patent number: 8950407
    Abstract: A filtered smoking article is provided, which includes a tobacco-containing rod surrounded by a wrapping material; a filter element surrounded by a plug wrap adjacent to the tobacco-containing rod; and a tipping material securing the tobacco-containing rod to the filter element, the tipping material overlying the plug wrap of the filter element and a portion of the wrapping material of the tobacco-containing rod, wherein at least one of the plug wrap, the tipping material, and the wrapping material surrounding the tobacco-containing rod are secured by an adhesive composition comprising a thermoplastic starch polymer. The adhesive composition can include a blend of the thermoplastic starch polymer with a second biodegradable polymer, such as polyvinyl alcohol, aliphatic polyesters, aliphatic polyurethanes, cis-polyisoprene, cis-polybutadiene, polyhydroxy alkanoates, polyanhydrides, and copolymers and blends thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Assignee: R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
    Inventors: Andries Don Sebastian, Paul Stuart Chapman, Robert Leslie Oglesby, Robert Jeremy Pound
  • Publication number: 20150034108
    Abstract: An electronic cigarette including an housing that has a mouthpiece with an aerosol outlet, and an atomizer disposed within an atomizing chamber. The atomizer selectively generates an aerosol of the liquid in response to suction pressure at the aerosol outlet. The atomizing chamber has an air inlet, an atomizer outlet coupled to the aerosol outlet, and a first wick aperture. A liquid reservoir is disposed within the housing, which is sealably separated from the atomizing chamber. A wick disposed through the first wick aperture between the liquid reservoir and the atomizing chamber and it is configured to transfer the liquid by capillarity from the liquid reservoir to the atomizer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2014
    Publication date: February 5, 2015
    Inventor: Kyle D. Newton
  • Publication number: 20150034107
    Abstract: This present application discloses an electronic cigarette, comprising an atomizer and a battery rod, a connecting structure, and an elastic structure; the connecting structure includes a first connecting member and a second connecting member; the first connecting member is provided with at least one engaging portion, the second connecting member defines a butt-jointed groove, a wall of the butt-jointed groove extends away from a rabbet of the butt-jointed groove to form at least one channel structure, the channel includes an inserting guide channel, a taking-out guide channel, and a bending channel, and the bending channel forms a buckled portion; the elastic structure is configured for supplying elasticity towards the rabbet of the butt-jointed groove to the first connecting member, so that the engaging portion is engaged with the buckled portion. The non-threaded connecting structure is simple and is convenient to operate, which improves users' experience.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2013
    Publication date: February 5, 2015
    Inventor: Qiuming Liu
  • Publication number: 20150034106
    Abstract: This application relates to an electronic cigarette, comprising a cigarette body, wherein, emitting materials which can emit light in the dark are configured on the cigarette body. The electronic cigarette of the application can fulfill users' need of a quick reach to the electronic cigarette in the dark, thus enormously increasing users' experience.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2013
    Publication date: February 5, 2015
    Inventor: Qiuming Liu
  • Publication number: 20150034103
    Abstract: In an electronic cigarette, a mesh element is in contact with liquid storage. A heater is spaced apart from the mesh element and positioned to heat air which flows through the mesh element. The heated air vaporizes the liquid in or on the mesh. The vapor is inhaled by the user. A method of vaporizing a liquid in an electronic cigarette includes conducting liquid from a liquid storage to a mesh element. Electric current is supplied to a heater, optionally in response to sensing inhalation on the outlet or mouthpiece of the electronic cigarette. The heater heats air and the heated air is conducted through the mesh element, with the heated air vaporizing liquid on or in the mesh element. The vaporized liquid is entrained with the heated air and may then flow through or around the liquid storage to the mouthpiece.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2014
    Publication date: February 5, 2015
    Inventor: Lik Hon
  • Publication number: 20150034105
    Abstract: The present application provides an electronic cigarette comprising an outer sleeve, an atomizing assembly and a battery assembly both mounted inside the outer sleeve, and a bracket disposed between the atomizing assembly and the battery assembly; at least one first through-hole is defined on a side wall of the outer sleeve; the bracket includes a bracket body; a cylindrical first clearance is formed between an outer peripheral surface of the bracket body and an inner surface of the outer sleeve; a channel configured for air flow is formed from the first through-hole through the first clearance to the atomizing assembly. When implementing the present application, the following advantageous effects can be achieved: a cylindrical first clearance is formed between an outer peripheral surface of the bracket body and an inner surface of the outer sleeve, so that the operation for assembling the bracket can be easily achieved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2013
    Publication date: February 5, 2015
    Inventor: Qiuming Liu
  • Publication number: 20150034102
    Abstract: An electric cigarette (EC) is disclosed having an array of solar cells that are mounted directly on an outer surface of the EC. The solar cells are provided to recharge an internal battery for the EC. In more detail, the EC includes a base member for holding a rechargeable battery, a tank section for holding and selectively vaporizing a liquid, and a mouthpiece. For example, the liquid can contain nicotine and/or a flavoring. A heating element is submerged in the liquid. For the electric cigarette, a user depressible switch is mounted on the base member to selectively connect the rechargeable battery with the heating element to heat the liquid. A vaporizer is provided to vaporize the heated liquid and output a vapor. The vapor flows through a passageway in the EC from the vaporizer to the mouthpiece and exits the EC though a hole in the mouthpiece.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2014
    Publication date: February 5, 2015
    Inventor: Farhad Faramarzian
  • Publication number: 20150034104
    Abstract: Provided is an anion electronic cigarette that includes an atomizer (1) and battery assembly (2) which are electrically connected to each other. The anionic electronic cigarette further includes an anion generation device, comprising an anion generator (14) which is electrically connected to the control circuit provided in the battery assembly (2). The anion electronic cigarette causes electronic smoke comprised of high-density anions to enter the human body, which can help smokers to mitigate the smoking addiction and even quit smoking, while providing a cleaner a method of smoking. At the same time, when it is required to add liquid tobacco tar into the electronic cigarette in the present invention, it only requires opening the cigarette nozzle and pulling out the sealing pillar from the tar injection hole to inject tobacco tar into the tobacco tar cavity, which is fast and convenient and is not easy for tar to leak.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2012
    Publication date: February 5, 2015
    Applicant: SHENZHEN BAUWAY TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventor: Xuewu Zhou
  • Publication number: 20150027469
    Abstract: An electronic smoking article includes a liquid aerosol formulation, a heater operable to at least partially volatilize the liquid aerosol formulation and form an aerosol, and at least one frangible and/or crushable flavor bead. The at least one frangible and/or crushable flavor bead can be positioned in a filter plug.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2014
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Inventors: Christopher S. Tucker, Scott A. Fath
  • Publication number: 20150027462
    Abstract: An electronic cigarette is provided, comprising an outer sleeve and a suction nozzle cap mounted at one end of the outer sleeve; wherein, the suction nozzle cap is sheathed on the outer sleeve, and an inner wall of the suction nozzle cap is located at the outside of an outer wall of the outer sleeve. The suction nozzle cap is sheathed on the outer sleeve, the disassembly of the suction nozzle cap is more convenient, and the structure design of the suction nozzle cap is diversified.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2013
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Inventor: Qiuming Liu
  • Publication number: 20150027454
    Abstract: An electronic smoking article includes a liquid aerosol formulation, a heater operable to at least partially volatilize the liquid aerosol formulation and form an aerosol and a tubular filter segment downstream of the heater. The tubular filter segment is operable to selectively filter aerosol particles and vapors from the aerosol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2014
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Inventors: San Li, Georgios D. Karles, Richard Jupe, Gerd Kobal, Munmaya K. Mishra
  • Publication number: 20150027465
    Abstract: An electronic cigarette is provided, comprising a non-metal outer sleeve, a first paint layer is configured along outer wall of the outer sleeve. The electronic cigarette of the application provides a first paint layer arranged on the outer sleeve to replace the stickers to make function of heat insulation, protection and aesthetic function, has the advantages of simple procedure, high production efficiency and has the beneficial effect of meeting the personalized needs of users.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2013
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Inventor: Qiuming Liu
  • Publication number: 20150027456
    Abstract: An electronic smoking article includes an aerosol generator and a mouth end insert. The mouth end insert includes a mechanical aerosol converter surface having the capacity to improve characteristics of aerosol produced by the aerosol generator, including sensory attributes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2014
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Inventors: Srinivasan Janardhan, Georgios D. Karles, Yezdi B. Pithawalla, Christopher Simpson
  • Publication number: 20150027461
    Abstract: This present invention relates to the field of an electronic cigarette, comprising an atomizer, a battery rod, and a connecting structure mounted at a butt-jointed position between the atomizer and the battery rod; the connecting structure includes a first connecting member mounted at an end of the atomizer and a second connecting member mounted at an end of the battery rod; a side surface of the first connecting member is provided with at least one snap that is capable of elastically moving inward along a radial direction of the atomizer, the second connecting member defines a butt-jointed slot configured for receiving the first connecting member, and a slot wall corresponding to the butt-jointed slot defines at least one snap-fit portion matching the snap. The electronic cigarette of the invention can prevent the used atomizer from being misused and repeatedly used.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2013
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Inventor: Qiuming Liu
  • Publication number: 20150027466
    Abstract: A USB charger for an electronic cigarette includes a first interface, a control module and a second interface and a built-in battery. The control module is connected to the first interface, the second interface and the built-in battery respectively. The first interface is configured to connect an external power source so as to provide a power supply. The second interface is configured to connect a battery rod of an external electronic cigarette. The control module is configured to charge the battery rod of the electronic cigarette and the built-in battery simultaneously by using the external power source, or control the built-in battery to charge the battery rod of the electronic cigarette, based on the access state of the external power source at the first interface. The electronic cigarette can be charged by the USB charger even if there is no external power source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2013
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Inventor: Zhiyong Xiang
  • Publication number: 20150027473
    Abstract: An electronic hookah is provided with a penis-shaped attachment which introduces a phallic nature desirable in environments such as bachelorette parties. The penis-shaped attachment is placed over a vaporizing body, the latter of which is used to produce smoke through use of a liquid reservoir and an atomizer. Power is supplied by a power source and vapors are expelled through a mouthpiece. The penis-shaped attachment has portions that resemble male genitalia, including a head with an aperture. The aperture allows vapors expelled through the mouthpiece to also pass through the penis-shaped attachment. The penis-shaped attachment is enhanced through the addition of a vein pattern on a shaft-shaped portion. Enhancements for the vaporizing body include a printed graphic and an illumination source. The combination of components allows for the use of an electronic hookah device with a phallic theme.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2014
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Inventor: Frederick W Graf
  • Publication number: 20150027464
    Abstract: An electronic cigarette comprising a battery pole, an atomizer, and a connecting mechanism disposed between the battery pole and the atomizer and configured for connecting the battery pole to the atomizer is provided; the connecting mechanism includes a first connecting member and a second connecting member; and the first connecting member includes a first buckled portion and a first connecting portion detachably connected with the first buckled portion; the second connecting member includes an accommodating portion fitting for the first buckled portion; and the first buckled portion is fixed in the accommodating portion, so that the first buckled portion is detachably buckled with the second connecting member. The electronic cigarette of the present application is easy to assemble and disassemble, and convenient to produce.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2013
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Inventor: Qiuming Liu
  • Publication number: 20150027474
    Abstract: An aerosol-generating article is provided, including a plurality of elements assembled in the form of a rod, the elements including an aerosol-forming substrate and an aerosol-cooling element located downstream from the aerosol-forming substrate. The aerosol-cooling element includes a plurality of longitudinally extending channels and has a porosity of between 50% and 90% in the longitudinal direction. The aerosol-cooling element may have a total surface area of between about 300 mm2 per mm length and about 1000 mm2 per mm length. An aerosol passing through the aerosol-cooling element is cooled, and in some embodiments, water is condensed within the aerosol-cooling element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2012
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Applicant: Philip Morris Products S.A.
    Inventors: Gerard Zuber, Cedric Meyer, Daniele Sanna, Alexis Louvet
  • Publication number: 20150027475
    Abstract: An aerosol-generating article is provided, including a plurality of elements assembled in the form of a rod, the plurality of elements including an aerosol-forming substrate, and a mouthpiece filter located downstream from the aerosol-forming substrate within the rod. The aerosol-generating article further includes a volatile flavour-generating component disposed between the aerosol-forming substrate and the mouthpiece filter within the rod. In some embodiments, the volatile flavour-generating component is supported by a low resistance support element located between the aerosol-forming substrate and the mouthpiece filter. In some embodiments, the volatile flavour-generating component is menthol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2012
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Applicant: Philip Morris Products S.A.
    Inventors: Marine Jarriault, Alexis Louvet, Cedric Meyer, Daniele Sanna, Gerard Zuber