| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| 5865185 |
Flavor generating article |
February 2, 1999 |
| A smoking article is provided in which a replaceable tobacco flavor unit containing tobacco flavor material is electrically heated by a set of permanent reusable heaters to evolve flavors or other components in vapor or aerosol form for delivery to a smoker. Each heater heats only a port |
| 5730158 |
Heater element of an electrical smoking article and method for making same |
March 24, 1998 |
| A smoking article is provided in which a replaceable tobacco flavor unit containing tobacco flavor material is electrically heated by a set of permanent reusable heaters to evolve flavors or other components in vapor or aerosol form for delivery to a smoker. Each heater heats only a port |
| 5613504 |
Flavor generating article and method for making same |
March 25, 1997 |
| A smoking article is provided in which a replaceable tobacco flavor unit containing tobacco flavor material is electrically heated by a set of permanent reusable heaters to evolve flavors or other components in vapor or aerosol form for delivery to a smoker. Each heater heats only a port |
| 5505214 |
Electrical smoking article and method for making same |
April 9, 1996 |
| A smoking article is provided in which a replaceable tobacco flavor unit containing tobacco flavor material is electrically heated by a set of permanent reusable heaters to evolve flavors or other components in vapor or aerosol form for delivery to a smoker. Each heater heats only a port |
| 5345951 |
Smoking article |
September 13, 1994 |
| A smoking article in which a flavored aerosol is generated by heat transfer to a flavor bed from the combustion of a heat source is provided. The article generates substantially no sidestream smoke. The transfer of heat from the heat source to the flavor bed is accomplished by convective |
| 5269327 |
Electrical smoking article |
December 14, 1993 |
| An article is provided in which a tobacco flavor medium is electrically heated to evolve inhalable tobacco flavors or other components in vapor or aerosol form. The article has a plurality of charges of the tobacco flavor medium which are heated sequentially to provide individual puffs. |
| 5159940 |
Smoking article |
November 3, 1992 |
| A smoking article in which a flavored aerosol is generated by heat transfer to a flavor bed from the combustion of a carbon heat source is provided wherein the carbon heat source and the flavor bed are contained within a non-combustible substantially cylindrical hollow ceramic sleeve. Th |
| 5154192 |
Thermal indicators for smoking articles and the method of application of the thermal indicators |
October 13, 1992 |
| Thermal indicators for non-combustion smoking articles which chemically react when heated to provide visual indications of temperature changes are disclosed. The indicators comprise organic acids, sugars, or amines combined with sugars. The indicators are printed in a variety of patterns |
| 5060671 |
Flavor generating article |
October 29, 1991 |
| An article is provided in which a flavor generating medium is electrically heated to evolve inhalable flavors or other components in vapor or aerosol form. The article has a plurality of charges of the flavor generating medium which are heated sequentially to provide individual puffs. |
| 4991606 |
Smoking article |
February 12, 1991 |
| A smoking article in which a flavored aerosol is generated by heat transfer to a flavor bed from the combustion of a carbon heat source is provided. The article generates substantially no sidestream smoke. The transfer of heat from the heat source to the flavor bed is accomplished by con |
| 4987908 |
Thermal indicators for smoking articles |
January 29, 1991 |
| Thermal indicators for non-combustion smoking articles which physically change when heated to provide visual indications of temperature changes are disclosed. The indicators comprise waxes or other compounds which melt away to reveal colored substrates, or comprise microencapsulated chem |
| 4981522 |
Thermally releasable flavor source for smoking articles |
January 1, 1991 |
| A flavor source to be used as a thermally releasable flavorant for smoking articles that do not combust tobacco. The material includes tobacco particles, an aerosol precursor that forms an aerosol upon exposure to heat, and a filler material that absorbs and radiates heat to minimize the |
| 4966171 |
Smoking article |
October 30, 1990 |
| A smoking article in which a flavored aerosol is generated by heat transfer to a flavor bed from the combustion of a carbon heat source is provided. The article generates substantially no sidestream smoke. The transfer of heat from the heat source to the flavor bed is accomplished by con |
