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`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`R.J. REYNOLDS VAPOR COMPANY,
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`Petitioner
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`FONTEM HOLDINGS 1 B.V.,
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`Patent Owner
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`Case IPR2016-01268
`Patent 8,365,742
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`PETITIONER’S SUPPLEMENTAL BRIEF REGARDING
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`CROSS-EXAMINATION TESTIMONY OF MR. RICHARD MEYST IN
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`RELATED IPR2016-01692
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`I.
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`Introduction
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`Pursuant to the Board’s Order of Sept. 14, 2017 (Paper 45), R.J. Reynolds
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`Vapor Company (“Petitioner”) submits this supplemental brief addressing the
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`relevance of cross-examination testimony of Patent Owner’s expert Mr. Richard
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`Meyst (Ex. 1035) in the related IPR2016-01692 (“1692 IPR”) concerning U.S. Pat.
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`No. 9,326,548 (“548 patent”), attached hereto as Ex. A, which issued from a
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`continuation application from the patent at issue in this IPR, U.S. Pat. No.
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`8,365,742 (“742 patent”).
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`II. Hon 043’s Porous Body Is “Supported By” The Cavity Wall
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`In this proceeding, Meyst opines that Hon 043’s porous body is not
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`“supported by” the cavity wall, arguing, inter alia, that Hon 043’s porous body
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`requires no support because it is a rigid material. See e.g., Ex. 2015, ¶¶ 70, 80-88.
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`Yet, in the 1692 IPR Meyst acknowledged that the porous component of the 742
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`patent (which is made from the same materials as Hon 043’s porous body) “could
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`be a very soft, pliable material. It needs to be supported in that function, in that
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`position, in that location [] to work.” Ex. 1035, 17:19-18:17 (emphasis added).1
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`1 The porous component of the 742 and 548 patents, which share nearly identical
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`disclosures, and the porous body of Hon 043 are made from the same materials.
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`Ex. A (548 patent), 6:2-4; Ex. 1001 (742 patent), 5:50-52 (“The porous
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`Meyst further noted that the 742 patent’s porous component is “not [] necessarily a
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`rigid material. It could [] have a wide range of properties.” Id. at 17:21-23
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`(emphasis added). If the porous component of the 742 patent requires support
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`because it is “not necessarily a rigid material,” then the porous body of Hon 043,
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`which is made from the same materials as the 742 patent’s porous component, also
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`requires support, which, as Petitioner’s expert Dr. Sturges opines, is provided by
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`the cavity wall. See e.g., Ex. 1015, ¶¶ 41-50, 63; Ex. 1020, ¶¶ 4-11; Ex. 1027, ¶¶
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`6-13, 16-48.
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`In an effort to demonstrate that Hon 043’s porous body is necessarily made
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`from a rigid material that purportedly requires no support, Meyst also relies in this
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`proceeding on stress-strain curves. See Ex. 2015, ¶¶ 76-85.2 However, Meyst’s
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`component (81) is made of foamed nickel, stainless steel fiber felt,
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`macromolecular polymer foam or foamed ceramics.”); Ex. 1003 (Hon 043), p. 9,
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`ll. 22-24 (“… porous body 27, which can be made of foam nickel, stainless steel
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`fiber felt, high molecule polymer foam and foam ceramic.”); see also Ex. 1027, ¶
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`10.
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`2 Meyst relies on stress-strain curves from Choe and Xi, which were marked,
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`respectively, as Exs. 2035 and 2036 in the 1692 IPR and Exs. 2019 and 2018 in
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`this IPR.
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`1692 IPR testimony confirmed that, just as Dr. Sturges opines in this proceeding
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`(see e.g. Ex. 1027, ¶ 44; Ex. 1034, ¶ 11), the stress-strain curves do not reflect how
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`much Hon 043’s porous body would bend or sag when filled with liquid or
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`subjected to over-pressure, but instead are a measure of the extent to which a
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`material will compress in response to certain applied forces. Ex. 1035, 68:1-70:12.
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`As Dr. Sturges explains, and as confirmed by Meyst’s 1692 IPR testimony,
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`compression does not measure the propensity of a material to bend or sag. See Ex.
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`1027, ¶ 44; Ex. 1034, ¶ 11; Ex. 1035, 68:1-70:12.
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`In an attempt to demonstrate that foamed ceramic (i.e., one of the materials
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`identified in Hon 043 for the porous body) is rigid, Meyst relies on the tensile
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`strengths of various ceramics reported in the Materials Data Book. See Ex. 2015, ¶
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`86; Ex. 1020-00014-55.3 However, during cross-examination in the 1692 IPR,
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`Meyst confirmed that tensile strength measures the extent to which a material
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`stretches in response to a pulling force, ex. 1035, 70:13-71:10, not the extent to
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`which a material will bend or sag. See e.g. Ex. 1027, ¶ 44; Ex. 1034, ¶ 11. And to
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`the extent tensile strength is even relevant (it is not), Meyst admitted that the
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`tensile strengths reported in the Materials Data Book are for ceramics, not foamed
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`ceramics. Ex. 1035, 73:4-75:20.4
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`3 Materials Data Book is marked as Ex. 1026-00045-86 in the 1692 IPR.
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`4 Meyst also acknowledged that he is not an expert in ceramics. Id., 75:16-20.
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`Meyst also disputes – in this proceeding - that there is an interfering fit or
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`bonding between Hon 043’s porous body and cavity wall. Ex. 2015, ¶ 41. Yet, in
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`the 1692 IPR, Meyst conceded that there is a “line-to-line” fit, and thus Hon 043’s
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`porous body and cavity wall “work together in cooperation to form one part which
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`doesn’t allow for any movement” of the two parts relative to each other. Ex. 1035,
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`58:7-59:13. Thus, regardless of whether there is a bonding, an interference or line-
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`to-line fit, Meyst’s 1692 IPR testimony is consistent with Dr. Sturges’ opinion that
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`Hon 043’s cavity wall prevents axial displacement of the porous body relative to
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`the cavity wall. See Ex. 1015, ¶ 45; Ex. 1027, ¶¶ 18-20, 23-32.
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`Finally, although Meyst opines in this IPR that Hon 043’s porous body is not
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`supported by the cavity wall, he testified in the 1692 IPR that the porous
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`component of the 548 patent is held in place because the internal diameter of the
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`porous component is contacting the external diameter of the frame. Ex. 1035 at
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`33:1-23. Yet, this arrangement is also found in Hon 043. See Ex. 1003, Fig. 6.
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`Thus, Meyst’s testimony confirms that Hon 043’s porous body is held in place
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`because, among other reasons, the internal diameter of the porous body is
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`contacting the external diameter of the cavity wall.
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`III. Whittemore’s Wire-Wrapped Wick Improves Hon 043’s Atomization
`Efficiency
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`In this IPR, Meyst disputes that Whittemore’s wire-wrapped wick would
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`improve the overall efficiency of the Hon 043 device, and even argues that the
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`PHOSITA would have been discouraged from substituting Whittemore’s wire
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`wrapped wick into the Hon 043 device. See Ex. 2015, ¶¶ 95-105. Yet, in the 1692
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`IPR, Meyst acknowledged that the wire-wrapped porous component of the 742
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`patent improves upon the Hon 043 device by providing a “good” and “consistent
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`feed” of “liquid to the wire” for improved aerosol efficiency. Ex. 1035, 45:15-
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`47:4. These are the very benefits that the PHOSITA would have understood are
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`provided by Whittemore’s wire-wrapped wick.5 See Ex. 1015, ¶¶ 55-60; Ex. 1027,
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`¶ 55. Thus, Meyst’s 1692 IPR testimony undercuts his opinion in this IPR that the
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`PHOSITA would have been discouraged from substituting Whittemore’s wire-
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`wrapped wick for Hon 043’s heating wire.6
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`IV. Conclusion
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`Claims 2-3 of the 742 patent are obvious, and should be canceled.
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`5 Meyst acknowledged that Whittemore’s wire-wrapped wick and the wire-
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`wrapped porous component illustrated in Fig. 18 of the 742 patent function
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`similarly. Ex. 1035, 42:6-19.
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`6 Meyst also implies in this IPR that Hon 043’s cavity wall is impermeable to
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`airflow (see Ex. 2015, ¶¶ 42-46), yet acknowledged in the 1692 IPR that Hon
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`043’s cavity wall can be made from air permeable materials. Ex. 1035, 48:9-14.
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`Dated: September 20, 2017
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`Ralph J. Gabric
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`Ralph J. Gabric, Reg. No. 34,167
`Lead Counsel for Petitioner
`BRINKS GILSON & LIONE
`455 N. Cityfront Plaza Drive Ste 3600
`Chicago, IL 60611-5599
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`Pursuant to 37 CFR §§ 42.6(e)(4)(i) et seq., the undersigned certifies that on
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`September 20, 2017, a complete and entire copy of this PETITIONER’S
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`SUPPLEMENTAL BRIEF REGARDING CROSS-EXAMINATION
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`TESTIMONY OF MR. RICHARD MEYST IN RELATED IPR2016-01692 was
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`served by Electronic submission through the USPTO Patent Trial and Appeal
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`Board End-to-End System and e-mail at the addresses below:
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`Michael J. Wise, Lead Counsel (MWise@perkinscoie.com)
`Joseph P. Hamilton, Back-up Counsel
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`Jenna M. DeRosier (JDeRosier@perkinscoie.com)
`Tyler R. Bowen, Back-up Counsel
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`Amy Candeloro (ACandeloro@perkinscoie.com)
`patentprocurement@perkinscoie.com
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`Dated: September 20, 2017
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`Yuezhong Feng
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`Yuezhong Feng (Reg. No. 58,657)
`Brinks Gilson & Lione
`NBC Tower – Suite 3600
`455 N. Cityfront Plaza Dr.
`Chicago, Illinois 60611
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`Exhibit A
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`Exhibit A
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`US009326548B2
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`(12) United States Patent
`US 9,326,548 B2
`(10) Patent N0.:
`Hon
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`(45) Date of Patent: *May 3, 2016
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`(54) ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE
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`(71) Applicant: FONTEM HOLDINGS 1 B.V.,
`Amsterdam (NL)
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`(72)
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`Inventor: Lik Hon, North Point (HK)
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`(73) Assignee: Fontem Holdings 1 B.V., Amsterdam
`(NL)
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`( * ) Notice:
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`Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this
`patent is extended or adjusted under 35
`U.S.C. 154(b) by 0 days.
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`This patent is subject to a terminal dis-
`claimer.
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`(21) Appl.No.: 14/244,376
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`(22)
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`Filed:
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`Apr. 3,2014
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`(65)
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`Prior Publication Data
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`US 2014/0209110A1
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`Jul. 31, 2014
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`Related US. Application Data
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`(60) Continuation of application No. 13/740,011, filed on
`Jan. 11, 2013, which is a continuation of application
`No. 13/079,937, filed on Apr. 5, 2011, now Pat. No.
`8,365,742, which is a division of application No.
`12/226,818,
`filed
`as
`application
`No.
`PCT/CN2007/001575 on May 15, 2007, now Pat. No.
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`(30)
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`Foreign Application Priority Data
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`May 16, 2006
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`(CN) ...................... 2006 2 0090805 U
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`(51)
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`Int. Cl.
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`(2006.01)
`(2006.01)
`(Continued)
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`(52) US. Cl.
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`(58) Field of Classification Search
`CPC ............................. A24F 47/008; A24F 47/002
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`Primary Examiner 7 Michael H Wilson
`Assistant Examiner 7 Dionne Walls Mayes
`(74) Attorney, Agent, or Firm 7 Perkins Coie LLP
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`(57)
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`ABSTRACT
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`An electronic cigarette includes a battery assembly and an
`atomizer assembly within a housing with the battery assem-
`bly electrically connected to the atomizer assembly. The
`housing has one or more air inlets. A liquid storage compo-
`nent is in contact with a porous component of the atomizer
`assembly, with the porous component having a run-through
`hole. A heating wire is in an air flow path through the run-
`through hole.
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`(Continued)
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`14 Claims, 8 Drawing Sheets
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