US 12,213,519 B2
Detachable container for aerosol delivery having pierceable membrane
Alfred C. Bless, Asheboro, NC (US); Charles J. Novak, III, Winston-Salem, NC (US); and Stephen B. Sears, Clemmons, NC (US)
Assigned to RAI Strategic Holdings, Inc., Winston-Salem, NC (US)
Filed by RAI Strategic Holdings, Inc., Winston-Salem, NC (US)
Filed on Oct. 21, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/075,765.
Application 17/075,765 is a continuation of application No. 15/648,181, filed on Jul. 12, 2017, granted, now 10,842,197.
Prior Publication US 2021/0030065 A1, Feb. 4, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A24F 40/42 (2020.01); A24F 15/015 (2020.01); A24F 40/10 (2020.01); A24F 40/485 (2020.01); A61M 15/00 (2006.01); H05B 1/02 (2006.01); H05B 3/26 (2006.01)
CPC A24F 40/42 (2020.01) [A24F 40/485 (2020.01); A61M 15/0036 (2014.02); H05B 1/0244 (2013.01); H05B 3/265 (2013.01); A24F 15/015 (2020.01); A24F 40/10 (2020.01); A61M 15/004 (2014.02); H05B 2203/016 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An aerosol delivery device comprising:
a container of aerosol precursor composition; and
an atomizer enclosing a reservoir configured to receive and carry the aerosol precursor composition, the atomizer being controllable to activate and vaporize components of the aerosol precursor composition in the reservoir;
wherein the container and the atomizer are removably coupleable with one another via a connector of the atomizer, wherein the container includes a septum and the connecter includes a cannula, and wherein the cannula and the septum are engaged when the container and the atomizer are coupled to enable passage of the aerosol precursor composition from the container to the reservoir through the cannula, and wherein the cannula includes a first opening within the reservoir and a second opening within the container when the cannula and the septum are engaged, and wherein the cannula includes a first enclosed passageway for the passage of the aerosol precursor composition and a second enclosed passageway for passage of air into the container; and
wherein the atomizer further includes a second cannula that is also engaged with the septum when the container and the atomizer are coupled, the second cannula and the septum being engaged to further enable passage of air into the container.