US 12,075,819 B2
Aerosol delivery device with consumable cartridge
Keri Meggan Cox, Pleasant Garden, NC (US); and Jason Lee Wood, Lexington, NC (US)
Assigned to R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, Winston-Salem, NC (US)
Filed by R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, Winston-Salem, NC (US)
Filed on Jul. 18, 2019, as Appl. No. 16/515,637.
Prior Publication US 2021/0015173 A1, Jan. 21, 2021
Int. Cl. A24F 42/60 (2020.01); A24B 15/16 (2020.01); A24D 1/14 (2006.01); A24F 42/10 (2020.01)
CPC A24D 1/14 (2013.01) [A24B 15/165 (2013.01); A24F 42/10 (2020.01); A24F 42/60 (2020.01)] 5 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An aerosol delivery device comprising:
a holder; and
a cartridge comprising:
a rigid outer housing;
a heat portion comprising a heat source configured to generate heat; and
a substrate portion comprising a substrate material including an aerosol precursor composition,
wherein the outer housing comprises a heat end and a substrate end, wherein at least one of the ends of the outer housing includes at least one opening, and wherein the cartridge is configured to be removable and replaceable within the holder,
wherein the heat portion and the substrate portion are contained within the outer housing of the cartridge, wherein the cartridge further comprises a barrier disposed between the heat portion and the substrate portion, and wherein the barrier comprises a substantially non-porous barrier wall, wherein the at least one opening of the outer housing of the cartridge comprises a pair of elongate slots, and wherein the elongate slots are located on the substrate end of the outer housing.