US 12,415,045 B2
Non-combustible vaping device
Terry Bache, Richmond, VA (US); Ryan Newcomb, Richmond, VA (US); Eric A. Hawes, Midlothian, VA (US); Dmitriy Kirzhner, Richmond, VA (US); Raymond Lau, Richmond, VA (US); Danielle Crawford, Richmond, VA (US); Dwight D. Williams, Richmond, VA (US); William Eugene Rabbitt, Chesterland, OH (US); and Carl Roy Stevens, Stow, OH (US)
Assigned to Altria Client Services LLC, Richmond, VA (US)
Filed by Altria Client Services LLC, Richmond, VA (US)
Filed on Apr. 29, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/648,983.
Application 17/494,102 is a division of application No. 15/631,126, filed on Jun. 23, 2017, granted, now 11,160,936, issued on Nov. 2, 2021.
Application 18/648,983 is a continuation of application No. 17/494,102, filed on Oct. 5, 2021, granted, now 11,992,605.
Prior Publication US 2024/0285876 A1, Aug. 29, 2024
Int. Cl. A61M 11/04 (2006.01); A24F 15/015 (2020.01); A24F 40/10 (2020.01); A24F 40/20 (2020.01); A24F 40/30 (2020.01); A24F 40/42 (2020.01); A24F 40/485 (2020.01); A24F 40/53 (2020.01); A24F 40/60 (2020.01); A61M 16/00 (2006.01); G01N 27/04 (2006.01); H01R 13/24 (2006.01); H05B 1/02 (2006.01)
CPC A61M 11/042 (2014.02) [A24F 40/30 (2020.01); A24F 40/42 (2020.01); A24F 40/53 (2020.01); G01N 27/041 (2013.01); H01R 13/2421 (2013.01); H05B 1/0244 (2013.01); A24F 15/015 (2020.01); A24F 40/10 (2020.01); A24F 40/20 (2020.01); A24F 40/485 (2020.01); A24F 40/60 (2020.01); A61M 2016/0024 (2013.01); A61M 2205/8206 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A flavor cartridge, comprising:
a flavor material extending along a longitudinal axis of the flavor cartridge;
an outer shell at least partially enclosing the flavor material and extending coaxially with the longitudinal axis of the flavor cartridge; and
one or more instances of electrically conductive material extending around the flavor material,
wherein at least one instance of electrically conductive material of the one or more instance of electrically conductive material is a cylindrical disc that extends orthogonally to the longitudinal axis of the flavor cartridge over a tip end surface of the flavor material, the at least one instance of electrically conductive material defining at least one gap space, and
wherein the flavor cartridge is configured to be inserted into a channel space or a non-combustible vaping device, and the at least one instance of electrically conductive material is configured to be at least partially pierced based on the insertion into the channel space.