US 11,809,542 B2
Pod assembly and e-vapor apparatus including the same
Ryan Newcomb, Powhatan, VA (US); Terry Bache, Richmond, VA (US); Eric Hawes, Richmond, VA (US); Raymond Lau, Richmond, VA (US); Cristian Popa, Hertfordshire (GB); and James Yorkshades, Gamlingay (GB)
Assigned to ALTRIA CLIENT SERVICES LLC, Richmond, VA (US)
Filed by Altria Client Services LLC, Richmond, VA (US)
Filed on May 10, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/315,777.
Application 17/315,777 is a continuation of application No. 16/887,147, filed on May 29, 2020, granted, now 11,013,273, issued on May 25, 2021.
Application 16/887,147 is a continuation of application No. 16/425,168, filed on May 29, 2019, granted, now 10,701,981, issued on Jul. 7, 2020.
Application 16/425,168 is a continuation of application No. 16/010,934, filed on Jun. 18, 2018, granted, now 10,314,343, issued on Jun. 11, 2019.
Application 16/010,934 is a continuation of application No. 15/601,365, filed on May 22, 2017, granted, now 9,999,258, issued on Jun. 19, 2018.
Application 15/601,365 is a continuation in part of application No. 15/334,989, filed on Oct. 26, 2016, granted, now 10,104,913, issued on Oct. 23, 2018.
Application 15/334,989 is a continuation in part of application No. 14/998,020, filed on Apr. 22, 2015, granted, now 10,064,432, issued on Sep. 4, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2021/0271747 A1, Sep. 2, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A24F 40/42 (2020.01); G06F 21/44 (2013.01); H05B 1/02 (2006.01); H05B 3/03 (2006.01); F22B 1/28 (2006.01); A24F 40/465 (2020.01); A24F 40/46 (2020.01); A24F 40/40 (2020.01); A24F 40/10 (2020.01)
CPC G06F 21/44 (2013.01) [A24F 40/40 (2020.01); A24F 40/46 (2020.01); A24F 40/465 (2020.01); F22B 1/284 (2013.01); H05B 1/0227 (2013.01); H05B 3/03 (2013.01); A24F 40/10 (2020.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An e-vapor apparatus comprising:
a pod assembly including a pre-vapor formulation compartment, a first electrical connector, the pre-vapor formulation compartment configured to hold a pre-vapor formulation therein and in fluidic communication with a vaporizer during an operation of the e-vapor apparatus, the first electrical connector including,
first and second power electrodes, the first power electrode including a first contact portion on a first side of the first electrical connector and a first extended portion connected to an anode portion of the vaporizer, the second power electrode including a second contact portion on a second side of the first electrical connector and a second extended portion connected to a cathode portion of the vaporizer, wherein
each of the first contact portion and the second contact portion includes a part that extends away from an exterior of the first electrical connector, and
the part that extends away from the exterior of the first electrical connector is semi-circular and defines a half cylinder shape that provides a contact area along a width of a tangent of the semi-circular part.