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`US009901123B2
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`( 12 ) United States Patent
`Robinson et al .
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`( 10 ) Patent No . :
`( 45 ) Date of Patent :
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`US 9 , 901 , 123 B2
`* Feb . 27 , 2018
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`( * ) Notice :
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`( 54 ) TOBACCO - CONTAINING SMOKING
`ARTICLE
`( 71 ) Applicant : RAI STRATEGIC HOLDINGS , INC . ,
`Winston - Salem , NC ( US )
`( 72 ) Inventors : John Howard Robinson , Kernersville ,
`NC ( US ) ; David William Griffith , Jr . ,
`Winston - Salem , NC ( US ) ; Billy Tyrone
`Conner , Clemmons , NC ( US ) ; Evon
`Llewellyn Crooks , Mocksville , NC
`( US ) ; Dempsey Bailey Brewer , Jr . ,
`East Bend , NC ( US )
`( 73 ) Assignee : RAI Strategic Holdings , Inc . ,
`Winston - Salem , NC ( US )
`Subject to any disclaimer , the term of this
`patent is extended or adjusted under 35
`U . S . C . 154 ( b ) by 0 days .
`This patent is subject to a terminal dis
`claimer .
`( 21 ) Appl . No . : 15 / 286 , 087
`( 22 ) Filed :
`Oct . 5 , 2016
`Prior Publication Data
`( 65 )
`US 2017 / 0020200 A1 Jan . 26 , 2017
`Related U . S . Application Data
`( 63 ) Continuation of application No . 14 / 527 , 287 , filed on
`Oct . 29 , 2014 , which is a continuation of application
`( Continued )
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`( 51 ) Int . Ci .
`A24F 1 / 00
`A24F 47 / 00
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`( 52 )
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`( 2006 . 01 )
`( 2006 . 01 )
`( Continued )
`U . S . CI .
`CPC . . . . . . . . . . . . A24F 47 / 008 ( 2013 . 01 ) ; A24B 13 / 02
`( 2013 . 01 ) ; A24B 15 / 12 ( 2013 . 01 ) ; A24B
`15 / 167 ( 2016 . 11 ) ;
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`( Continued )
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`AU AU
`CN
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`( 58 ) Field of Classification Search
`None
`See application file for complete search history .
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`( Continued )
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`11 / 2004
`( Continued )
`OTHER PUBLICATIONS
`Lu , Zhang , “ Safe Substitute " , China Daily , Jul . 11 , 2005 .
`( Continued )
`Primary Examiner — Michael H Wilson
`Assistant Examiner — Phu Nguyen
`( 74 ) Attorney , Agent , or Firm – Womble Bond Dickinson
`( US ) LLP
`ABSTRACT
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`A smoking article may include a cigarette incorporated
`within an electrically powered aerosol generating device that
`acts as a holder for that cigarette . The smoking article
`possesses at least one form of tobacco . The smoking article
`also possesses a mouth - end piece that is used by the smoker
`to inhale components of tobacco that are generated by the
`action of heat upon components of the cigarette . A repre
`sentative smoking article possesses an outer housing incor
`porating a source of electrical power ( e . g . , a battery ) , a
`sensing mechanism for powering the device at least during
`periods of draw , and a heating device ( e . g . , at least one
`electrical resistance heating element ) for forming a ther
`mally generated aerosol that incorporates components of
`tobacco . During use , the cigarette is positioned within the
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`device , and after use , the used cigarette is removed from the
`device and replaced with another cigarette .
`30 Claims , 5 Drawing Sheets
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`Related U . S . Application Data
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`7 , 726 , 320 .
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`TOBACCO - CONTAINING SMOKING
`ARTICLE
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`treated with an additive , such as potassium bicarbonate ,
`sodium chloride or potassium phosphate .
`Various tobacco substitute materials have been proposed ,
`and substantial listings of various types of those materials
`CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED
`5 can be found in U . S . Pat . No . 4 , 079 , 742 to Rainer et al . and
`APPLICATIONS
`U . S . Pat . No . 4 , 771 , 795 to White et al . Certain cigarette - type
`products that employ non - tobacco materials ( e . g . , dried
`This application is a continuation of U . S . application Ser .
`vegetable leaves , such as lettuce leaves ) as filler that is
`No . 14 / 527 , 287 ; filed Oct . 29 , 2014 , which is a continuation
`burned to produce smoke that resembles tobacco smoke
`of U . S . application Ser . No . 13 / 297 , 983 , filed Nov . 16 , 2011 ,
`issued on Dec . 2 , 2014 , as U . S . Pat . No . 8 , 899 , 238 , which is · 10 have been marketed under the trade names " Cubebs , " " Tri
`umph , ” “ Jazz , " and “ Bravo . ” See , for example , the types of
`a continuation of U . S . application Ser . No . 12 / 763 , 890 , filed
`materials described in U . S . Pat . No . 4 , 700 , 727 to Torigian .
`Apr . 20 , 2010 and issued on Dec . 20 , 2011 as U . S . Pat . No .
`Furthermore , tobacco substitute materials having the trade
`8 , 079 , 371 , which is a continuation of U . S . application Ser .
`names “ Cytrel ” and “ NSM ” were introduced in Europe
`No . 11 / 550 , 634 , filed on Oct . 18 , 2006 and issued on Jun . 1 , 15 during the 1970s . Representative types of proposed syn
`2010 as U . S . Pat . No . 7 , 726 , 320 , which are each incorpo
`thetic tobacco substitute materials , smokable materials
`rated by reference herein in their entirety .
`incorporating tobacco and other components , and cigarettes
`incorporating those materials , are described in British Pat .
`FIELD OF THE INVENTION
`No . 1 , 431 , 045 ; and U . S . Pat . No . 3 , 738 , 374 to Bennett ; U . S .
`20 Pat . No . 3 , 844 , 294 to Webster ; U . S . Pat . No . 3 , 878 , 850 to
`The present invention relates to tobacco products , such as
`Gibson et al . , U . S . Pat . No . 3 , 931 , 824 to Miano et al . , U . S .
`tobacco - containing smoking articles .
`Pat . No . 3 , 943 , 941 to Boyd et al . ; U . S . Pat . No . 4 , 044 , 777
`to Boyd et al . , U . S . Pat . No . 4 , 233 , 993 to Miano et al . , U . S .
`BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
`Pat . No . 4 , 286 , 604 to Ehretsmann et al . ; U . S . Pat . No .
`25 4 , 326 , 544 to Hardwick et al . ; U . S . Pat . No . 4 , 920 , 990 to
`Popular smoking articles , such as cigarettes , have a sub -
`Lawrence et al . , U . S . Pat . No . 5 , 046 , 514 to Bolt ; U . S . Pat .
`No . 5 , 074 , 321 to Gentry et al . ; U . S . Pat . No . 5 , 092 , 353 to
`stantially cylindrical rod shaped structure and include a
`charge , roll , or column of smokable material , such as
`Montoya et al . ; U . S . Pat . No . 5 , 778 , 899 to Saito et al . ; U . S .
`shredded tobacco ( e . g . , in cut filler form ) , surrounded by a
`Pat . No . 6 , 397 , 852 to McAdam ; and U . S . Pat . No . 6 , 408 , 856
`paper wrapper , thereby forming a so - called “ smokable rod ” 30 to McAdam . Furthermore , various types of highly processed
`or “ tobacco rod . ” Normally , a cigarette has a cylindrical
`smokable materials incorporating tobacco and other ingre
`filter element aligned in an end - to - end relationship with the
`dients are set forth in U . S . Pat . No . 4 , 823 , 817 to Luke ; U . S .
`tobacco rod . Preferably , a filter element comprises plasti
`Pat . No . 4 , 874 , 000 to Tamol et al . , U . S . Pat . No . 4 , 977 , 908
`cized cellulose acetate tow circumscribed by a paper mate -
`to Luke ; U . S . Pat . No . 5 , 072 , 744 to Luke et al . ; U . S . Pat . No .
`rial known as " plug wrap . ” Certain filter elements can 35 5 , 829 , 453 to White et al . ; and U . S . Pat . No . 6 , 182 , 670 to
`incorporate polyhydric alcohols . See , for example , UK Pat .
`White et al .
`Spec . 755 , 475 . Certain cigarettes incorporate a filter element
`Certain types of coaxial or concentric - type smoking
`having multiple segments , and one of those segments can
`articles have been proposed . There have been proposed
`comprise activated charcoal particles . See , for example , U . S .
`cigarette - type smoking articles including tobacco smokable
`Pat . No . 5 , 360 , 023 to Blakley et al . and U . S . Pat . No . 40 materials surrounding longitudinally extending cores of
`6 , 537 , 186 to Veluz . Preferably , the filter element is attached
`other materials . UK Pat . Appl . 2 , 070 , 409 proposes a smok
`to one end of the tobacco rod using a circumscribing
`ing article having a rod of smoking material having at least
`wrapping material known as “ tipping paper . ” It also has
`one filament extending over at least a major portion of the
`become desirable to perforate the tipping material and plug
`length of the rod . U . S . Pat . No . 3 , 614 , 956 to Thornton
`wrap , in order to provide dilution of drawn mainstream 45 proposes a smoking article having an annular outer portion
`smoke with ambient air . Descriptions of cigarettes and the
`made of tobacco smoking material and a central cylindrical
`various components thereof are set forth in Tobacco Pro -
`core of absorbent material . U . S . Pat . No . 4 , 219 , 031 to Rainer
`duction , Chemistry and Technology , Davis et al . ( Eds . )
`et al . proposes a smoking article having a central core of
`( 1999 ) . Traditionally , a cigarette of the most popular type is
`carbonized fibers circumscribed by tobacco . U . S . Pat . No .
`employed by a smoker by lighting one end thereof and 50 6 , 823 , 873 to Nichols et al . proposes a cigarette including an
`burning the tobacco rod . The smoker then receives main -
`ignition element surrounded by tobacco , which is in turn
`stream smoke produced by the burning tobacco into his / her
`surrounded by a composite outer wrapper . One type of
`mouth by drawing on the opposite end ( e . g . , the filter end )
`cigarette - type smoking article has included a rod of tobacco
`of the cigarette .
`smokable material surrounded a longitudinally extending
`Through the years , various methods for altering the com - 55 annulus of some other material . For example , U . S . Pat . No .
`position of mainstream tobacco smoke have been proposed .
`5 , 105 , 838 to White et al . proposes a rod of smokable
`In PCT Appl . Pub . No . WO 02 / 37990 to Bereman , it has
`material , normally circumscribed by a layer of wrapping
`been suggested that metallic particles and / or carbonaceous
`material , which is in turn circumscribed by an insulating
`particles can be incorporated into the smokable material of
`material ( e . g . , glass filaments or fibers ) . PCT Appl . Pub . No .
`a cigarette in an attempt to reduce the amounts of certain 60 WO 98 / 16125 to Snaidr et al . proposes a smoking device
`compounds in the smoke produced by that cigarette . In US
`constructed from a very thin cigarette designed to fit into a
`Patent Appl . Pub . No . 2005 / 0066986 to Nestor et al . , it has
`tubular ceramic cartridge .
`been suggested that a smokable rod possessing tobacco
`Numerous references have proposed various smoking
`wrapped in paper can incorporate tobacco filler combined
`articles of a type that generate flavored vapor , visible aero
`with an aerosol - forming material , such as glycerin . U . S . Pat . 65 sol , or a mixture of flavored vapor and visible aerosol . Some
`No . 6 , 874 , 508 to Shafer et al . proposes a cigarette having a
`of those proposed types of smoking articles include tubular
`paper wrapped tobacco rod having a tip portion that is
`sections or longitudinally extending air passageways . See ,
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`to Watkins et al . ; U . S . Pat . No . 6 , 033 , 623 to Deevi et al . ;
`for example , those types of smoking articles described in
`U . S . Pat . No . 6 , 053 , 176 to Adams et al . ; U . S . Pat . No .
`U . S . Pat . No . 3 , 258 , 015 to Ellis et al . ; U . S . Pat . No .
`6 , 164 , 287 to White ; U . S . Pat . No . 6 , 289 , 898 to Fournier et
`3 , 356 , 094 to Ellis et al . ; U . S . Pat . No . 3 , 516 , 417 to Moses ;
`al . ; U . S . Pat . No . 6 , 615 , 840 to Fournier et al . , and U . S .
`U . S . Pat . No . 4 , 347 , 855 to Lanzellotti et al . , U . S . Pat . No .
`4 , 340 , 072 to Bolt et al . ; U . S . Pat . No . 4 , 391 , 285 to Burnett 5 Patent Appl . Pub . Nos . 2003 / 0131859 to Li et al . , 2005 /
`et al . ; U . S . Pat . No . 4 , 917 , 121 to Riehl et al . ; U . S . Pat . No .
`0016549 to Banerjee et al . , and 2006 / 0185687 to Hearn et
`4 , 924 , 886 to Litzinger ; and U . S . Pat . No . 5 , 060 , 676 to Hearn
`al . ; each of which is incorporated herein by reference . One
`et al . Many of those types of smoking articles have
`type of smoking article that has employed electrical energy
`employed a combustible fuel source that is burned to pro -
`to produce heat has been commercially marketed by Philip
`vide an aerosol and / or to heat an aerosol - forming material . 10 Morris Inc . under the brand name “ Accord . ”
`See , for example , the background art cited in U . S . Pat . No .
`Certain attempts have been made to deliver vapors , sprays
`4 , 714 , 082 to Banerjee et al . and U . S . Pat . No . 4 , 771 , 795 to
`or aerosols , such as those possessing or incorporating flavors
`White et al . ; which are incorporated herein by reference .
`and / or nicotine . See , for example , the types of devices set
`See , also , for example , those types of smoking articles
`forth in U . S . Pat . No . 4 , 190 , 046 to Virag ; U . S . Pat . No .
`described in U . S . Pat . No . 4 , 756 , 318 to Clearman et al . ; U . S . 15
`4 , 284 , 089 to Ray ; U . S . Pat . No . 4 , 635 , 651 to Jacobs ; U . S .
`Pat . No . 4 , 714 , 082 to Banerjee et al . ; U . S . Pat . No . 4 , 771 ,
`Pat . No . 4 , 735 , 217 to Gerth et al . ; U . S . Pat . No . 4 , 800 , 903
`795 to White et al . ; U . S . Pat . No . 4 , 793 , 365 to Sensabaugh
`to Ray et al . ; U . S . Pat . No . 5 , 388 , 574 to Ingebrethsen et al . ;
`et al . ; U . S . Pat . No . 4 , 917 , 128 to Clearman et al . ; U . S . Pat .
`U . S . Pat . No . 5 , 799 , 663 to Gross et al . ; U . S . Pat . No .
`No . 4 , 961 , 438 to Korte ; U . S . Pat . No . 4 , 966 , 171 to Serrano
`6 , 532 , 965 to Abhulimen et al . , and U . S . Pat . No . 6 , 598 , 607
`et al . ; U . S . Pat . No . 4 , 969 , 476 to Bale et al . ; U . S . Pat . No . 20 to Adiga et al ; and EP 1 , 618 , 803 to Hon ; which are incor
`4 , 991 , 606 to Serrano et al . , U . S . Pat . No . 5 , 020 , 548 to
`porated herein by reference . See also , U . S . Pat . No . 7 , 117 ,
`Farrier et al . ; U . S . Pat . No . 5 , 033 , 483 to Clearman et al . ,
`867 to Cox et al . and the devices set forth on the website ,
`U . S . Pat . No . 5 , 040 , 551 to Schlatter et al . ; U . S . Pat . No .
`www . e - cig . com , which are incorporated herein by reference .
`5 , 050 , 621 to Creighton et al . ; U . S . Pat . No . 5 , 065 , 776 to
`Smoking articles that employ tobacco substitute materials
`Lawson ; U . S . Pat . No . 5 , 076 , 296 to Nystrom et al . ; U . S . Pat . 25 and smoking articles that employ sources of heat other than
`No . 5 , 076 , 297 to Farrier et al . ; U . S . Pat . No . 5 , 099 , 861 to
`burning tobacco cut filler to produce tobacco - flavored
`Clearman et al . , U . S . Pat . No . 5 , 105 , 835 to Drewett et al . ;
`vapors or tobacco - flavored visible aerosols have not
`U . S . Pat . No . 5 , 105 , 837 to Barnes et al . ; U . S . Pat . No .
`received widespread commercial success . Thus , it would be
`5 , 115 , 820 to Hauser et al . , U . S . Pat . No . 5 , 148 , 821 to Best
`highly desirable to provide a smoking article that provides a
`et al . ; U . S . Pat . No . 5 , 159 , 940 to Hayward et al . ; U . S . Pat . 30 smoker with an ability to enjoy using tobacco without the
`No . 5 , 178 , 167 to Riggs et al . ; U . S . Pat . No . 5 , 183 , 062 to
`necessity of burning any significant amount of tobacco . In
`Clearman et al . ; U . S . Pat . No . 5 , 211 , 684 to Shannon et al . ;
`particular , it would be highly desirable to provide a tobacco
`U . S . Pat . No . 5 , 240 , 014 to Deevi et al . ; U . S . Pat . No .
`containing smoking article , such as an article having the
`general appearance of a cigarette , cigar , or pipe , that pos
`5 , 240 , 016 to Nichols et al . ; U . S . Pat . No . 5 , 345 , 955 to
`Clearman et al . , U . S . Pat . No . 5 , 551 , 451 to Riggs et al . ; U . S . 35 sesses the ability to provide to a smoker many of the benefits
`and advantages of conventional tobacco smoking without
`Pat . No . 5 , 595 , 577 to Bensalem et al . ; U . S . Pat . No . 5 , 819 ,
`751 to Barnes et al . , U . S . Pat . No . 6 , 089 , 857 to Matsuura et
`necessarily delivering considerable quantities of incomplete
`al . ; U . S . Pat . No . 6 , 095 , 152 to