Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Pod assembly and e-vapor apparatus including the same
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Application No.: US18480241Application Date: 2023-10-03
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Publication No.: US12072968B2Publication Date: 2024-08-27
- Inventor: Ryan Newcomb , Terry Bache , Eric Hawes , Raymond Lau , Cristian Popa , James Yorkshades
- Applicant: Altria Client Services LLC
- Applicant Address: US VA Richmond
- Assignee: ALTRIA CLIENT SERVICES LLC
- Current Assignee: ALTRIA CLIENT SERVICES LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US VA Richmond
- Agency: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C.
- Main IPC: A24F40/46
- IPC: A24F40/46 ; A24F40/40 ; A24F40/465 ; F22B1/28 ; G06F21/44 ; H05B1/02 ; H05B3/03 ; A24F40/10

Abstract:
An e-vapor apparatus may include a pod assembly including a pre-vapor formulation compartment, a first electrical connector, a vapor channel traversing the pre-vapor formulation compartment, and a vaporizer, the pre-vapor formulation compartment configured to hold a pre-vapor formulation therein and in fluidic communication with the vaporizer during an operation of the e-vapor apparatus, the first electrical connector including first and second power electrodes, the first power electrode including a first contact portion on an exterior of the first electrical connector and a first extended portion configured to contact an anode portion of the vaporizer, the second power electrode including a second contact portion on the exterior of the first electrical connector and a second extended portion configured to contact a cathode portion of the vaporizer. The e-vapor apparatus may further include a dispensing body including a second electrical connector configured to connect to the first electrical connector.
Public/Granted literature
- US20240028697A1 POD ASSEMBLY AND E-VAPOR APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME Public/Granted day:2024-01-25
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