Patent ID: 11969021
Assignee: ALTRIA CLIENT SERVICES LLC
Field: Other consumer goods (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 7:
8. An aerosol generating system comprising:
a housing defining an airflow outlet;
a liquid aerosol-forming substrate;
a power supply;
a controller;
an aerosol generator configured to generate an aerosol from the liquid aerosol-forming substrate;
an aerosol charging circuit including a ground element and an electrode arranged for fluid communication with aerosol generated by the aerosol generator, wherein the controller is configured to control a supply of electrical power from the power supply to the electrode to charge the electrode to a potential difference of between 0.5 kilovolts and 30 kilovolts with respect to the ground element, the ground element downstream of the electrode with respect to the airflow outlet and between the electrode and the airflow outlet, the ground element covering an entire width of the airflow outlet.