US 12,005,184 B2
Methods for assembling a cartridge for an aerosol delivery device, and associated systems and apparatuses
William Robert Collett, Lexington, MA (US); Quentin Paul Guenther, Jr., Winston-Salem, NC (US); Paul Andrew Brinkley, Winston-Salem, NC (US); Jeffrey Edward Allgeyer, Gibsonville, NC (US); Ethan Matthew Bernhardt, Cookeville, TN (US); Andrew Ross Matthews, Cookeville, TN (US); Roger Ritter, Büren (CH); Stephen Todd Schafer, Denver, CO (US); Mathieu Leboeuf, Denver, CO (US); Martin Lee Maple, Aurora, CO (US); Trenton S. Noonan, Parker, CO (US); and Kevin Paul Schafer, Lakewood, CO (US)
Assigned to RAI Strategic Holdings, Inc., Winston-Salem, NC (US)
Filed by RAI Strategic Holdings, Inc., Winston-Salem, NC (US)
Filed on Feb. 14, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/650,988.
Application 17/650,988 is a division of application No. 16/517,361, filed on Jul. 19, 2019, granted, now 11,278,686.
Application 16/517,361 is a division of application No. 15/142,502, filed on Apr. 29, 2016, granted, now 10,405,579, issued on Sep. 10, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0168517 A1, Jun. 2, 2022
Int. Cl. B29C 65/00 (2006.01); A24F 40/70 (2020.01); A61M 15/06 (2006.01); B23K 26/22 (2006.01); B29C 65/08 (2006.01); B65B 3/14 (2006.01); G01M 99/00 (2011.01); H05B 3/00 (2006.01); H05B 3/78 (2006.01); A24F 40/10 (2020.01); A61M 11/04 (2006.01); B29L 31/00 (2006.01)
CPC A61M 15/06 (2013.01) [A24F 40/70 (2020.01); B23K 26/22 (2013.01); B29C 65/08 (2013.01); B29C 66/5344 (2013.01); B65B 3/14 (2013.01); G01M 99/008 (2013.01); H05B 3/0014 (2013.01); H05B 3/78 (2013.01); A24F 40/10 (2020.01); A61M 11/042 (2014.02); A61M 2205/3334 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3553 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3693 (2013.01); A61M 2207/00 (2013.01); B29L 2031/712 (2013.01); B29L 2031/7414 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system for assembling a plurality of cartridges for an aerosol delivery device, the system comprising:
a folding apparatus comprising a plurality of posts respectively including a notch defined therein,
the folding apparatus being configured to receive a partially-assembled cartridge therebetween such that first and second ends of a liquid transport element of the partially-assembled cartridge contact the posts at the notches to fold the liquid transport element against a remainder of the partially-assembled cartridge.