Patent ID: 11937344
Assignee: RAI STRATEGIC HOLDINGS, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC F  H  A | IPC A  H

Claim 0:
1. A cartridge for use in an aerosol delivery device, the cartridge comprising:
a housing defining a liquid reservoir configured to contain an aerosol precursor composition;
an atomizer configured to receive the aerosol precursor composition and to produce an aerosol, the atomizer comprising a liquid transport element; and
a microvalve located between the liquid reservoir and the liquid transport element,
wherein the microvalve comprises a base member including at least one channel defined therethrough, and at least one actuating member at least a portion of which is constructed of a shape-memory material, and which is configured, in response to a stimulus, to move between a first position and a second position, wherein in the first position, the actuating member blocks the at least one channel, and in the second position, the actuating member does not block the at least channel such that fluid is permitted to flow from the liquid reservoir through the at least one channel and to the liquid transport element.