US 12,327,970 B2
Aerosol delivery device with improved connectivity, airflow, and aerosol paths
Charles Jacob Novak, III, Winston-Salem, NC (US); Sean A. Daugherty, Yadkinville, NC (US); Jared Aller, Winston-Salem, NC (US); Michael Ryan Galloway, Winston-Salem, NC (US); Justin Holt, Winston-Salem, NC (US); Matthew Joel Nettenstrom, Bartlett, IL (US); and Steven Michael Schennum, Plainfield, IL (US)
Assigned to RAI STRATEGIC HOLDINGS, INC., Winston-Salem, NC (US)
Filed by RAI Strategic Holdings, Inc., Winston-Salem, NC (US)
Filed on Feb. 20, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/582,102.
Application 18/582,102 is a continuation of application No. 18/311,174, filed on May 2, 2023, granted, now 11,967,793.
Application 18/311,174 is a continuation of application No. 17/953,925, filed on Sep. 27, 2022, granted, now 11,677,201, issued on Jun. 13, 2023.
Application 17/953,925 is a continuation of application No. 16/598,575, filed on Oct. 10, 2019, granted, now 11,502,466, issued on Nov. 15, 2022.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/911,519, filed on Oct. 7, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/744,978, filed on Oct. 12, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2024/0195135 A1, Jun. 13, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H01R 31/06 (2006.01); A61M 11/04 (2006.01); H01R 13/00 (2006.01); H01R 13/62 (2006.01); H01R 33/18 (2006.01); H01R 33/945 (2006.01); H05B 3/06 (2006.01); H05B 3/22 (2006.01); H05B 3/46 (2006.01)
CPC H01R 33/18 (2013.01) [A61M 11/042 (2014.02); H01R 13/005 (2013.01); H01R 13/6205 (2013.01); H01R 33/945 (2013.01); H05B 3/06 (2013.01); H05B 3/22 (2013.01); H05B 3/46 (2013.01); A61M 2205/0288 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3331 (2013.01); H01R 31/06 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An aerosol delivery device, the aerosol delivery device comprising:
a control component; and
a heating assembly,
wherein the heating assembly is configured to heat a liquid composition to generate an aerosol, wherein the heating assembly comprises a heating member installed in a bowed orientation,
wherein at least one edge of the heating member is configured to engage a portion of the aerosol delivery device to facilitate the bowed orientation of the heating member, and further comprising a liquid transport element.