US 12,213,522 B2
Nicotine pod assemblies and nicotine e-vaping devices
Dean Twite, London (GB); Yannick Hourmand, Haslingfield (GB); Charles Dendy, Richmond, VA (US); Bipin Patil, Richmond, VA (US); Rangaraj S. Sundar, Midlothian, VA (US); Christopher Newcomb, Richmond, VA (US); Niall Gallagher, Cambridge (GB); Raymond W. Lau, Glen Allen, VA (US); and Eric Hawes, Glen Allen, VA (US)
Assigned to Altria Client Services LLC, Richmond, VA (US)
Filed by Altria Client Services LLC, Richmond, VA (US)
Filed on Feb. 10, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/167,555.
Application 18/167,555 is a continuation of application No. 16/695,643, filed on Nov. 26, 2019, granted, now 11,576,432, issued on Feb. 14, 2023.
Prior Publication US 2023/0189886 A1, Jun. 22, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A24F 40/42 (2020.01)
CPC A24F 40/42 (2020.01) 9 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A nicotine pod assembly for a nicotine e-vaping device, comprising: an upstream end and a downstream end, the upstream end defining a pod inlet and at least one upstream recess, the downstream end defining a pod outlet and at least one downstream recess, the nicotine pod assembly configured to hold a nicotine pre-vapor formulation; wherein the depth of the at least one upstream recess is greater that a depth of the at least one downstream access.