US 12,433,340 B2
Aerosol delivery device consumable unit
Cortney Rasheen Jackson, Colfax, NC (US); Thaddeus Jackson, Summerfield, NC (US); Keri Meggan Cox, Greensboro, NC (US); Karen H. Cleckley, Kernersville, NC (US); and Billy T. Conner, Clemmons, 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 Apr. 2, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/221,311.
Prior Publication US 2022/0312846 A1, Oct. 6, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A24F 40/465 (2020.01); A24D 1/22 (2020.01); H05B 6/06 (2006.01); H05B 6/10 (2006.01); A61M 15/06 (2006.01)
CPC A24F 40/465 (2020.01) [A24D 1/22 (2020.01); H05B 6/065 (2013.01); H05B 6/105 (2013.01); A61M 15/06 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An aerosol delivery device comprising:
a consumable unit comprising an ignitable heat source and a substrate material having an aerosol precursor composition configured to form an aerosol upon application of heat thereto; and
a holder comprising a main body defining a proximal end and a distal end, the main body further defining a receiving chamber configured to receive the consumable unit and an aerosol passageway that extends through at least a portion of the main body, and an inductive heating assembly,
wherein the heat source of the consumable unit is contained within and separate from a pouch that includes a susceptor material, wherein the inductive heating assembly is configured to heat the pouch that includes the susceptor material to ignite the ignitable heat source,
wherein the pouch fully encloses the heat source, and wherein the consumable unit is removable and replaceable within the holder.