US 11,672,930 B2
Aerosol delivery device with improved atomizer
Michael F. Davis, Clemmons, NC (US); Noah Mark Minskoff, Palo Alto, CA (US); and Stephen Benson Sears, Siler City, NC (US)
Assigned to RAI Strategic Holdings, Inc., Winston-Salem, NC (US)
Filed by RAI Strategic Holdings, Inc., Winston-Salem, NC (US)
Filed on May 13, 2020, as Appl. No. 15/930,856.
Application 15/930,856 is a division of application No. 15/472,839, filed on Mar. 29, 2017, granted, now 10,674,765.
Prior Publication US 2020/0268051 A1, Aug. 27, 2020
Int. Cl. A61M 15/06 (2006.01); A61M 11/04 (2006.01); A24F 40/48 (2020.01); A24F 40/44 (2020.01); A24F 40/46 (2020.01); A24F 40/10 (2020.01)
CPC A61M 15/06 (2013.01) [A24F 40/44 (2020.01); A24F 40/46 (2020.01); A24F 40/48 (2020.01); A61M 11/042 (2014.02); A24F 40/10 (2020.01); A61M 2205/3653 (2013.01); A61M 2205/8206 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An atomizer comprising:
a fluid transport element configured as a rigid, porous monolith, the fluid transport element having a first end and a second end;
a heater configured as a conductive mesh and contacting at least a portion of an outer surface of the fluid transport element between the first end and the second end of the fluid transport element,
wherein the conductive mesh defines a first end with a first clasp and a second end with a second clasp, the first clasp and the second clasp being configured to secure the conductive mesh heater to the fluid transport element.