Patent ID: 11925202
Assignee: RAI STRATEGIC HOLDINGS, INC.
Field: Other consumer goods (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A  H | IPC A  H

Claim 0:
1. An electrically-powered, aerosol-generating smoking article comprising:
an outer housing having two ends;
a mouthpiece defined at one of the two ends;
an electrical power source arranged within the outer housing;
an electrical resistance heater positioned within the outer housing, the electrical resistance heater being configured for electrical connection with the electrical power source
a storage compartment defined within the outer housing, the storage compartment being configured for storage of a liquid aerosol-forming material and being arranged such that the liquid aerosol-forming material can be wicked into contact with the electrical resistance heater to volatilize the liquid aerosol-forming material;
an air passageway through at least a portion of the outer housing, the air passageway being arranged so that air drawn into the outer housing combines with volatilized liquid aerosol-forming material to produce an aerosol that can be drawn into the mouth of a user of the electrically-powered, aerosol-generating smoking article through the mouthpiece; and
a controller configured to activate current flow through the electrical resistance heater in response to a draw on the electrically-powered, aerosol-generating smoking article.