Patent ID: 8899238
Filing Date: 2014-12-02
Classification: A24B,A24D,A24F,H05B

Abstract:
1. A tobacco-containing, electrically-powered smoking article comprising: (a) a tubular outer housing having a mouth-end and an end distal to the mouth-end, the housing comprising an opening adapted for intake of air into the smoking article; (b) an electrical power source within the outer housing; (c) at least one electrical resistance heater within the outer housing, the heater being configured to allow air flow therethrough and being powered by said electrical power source; (d) a controller adapted for regulating current flow through the heater; and (e) a rod-shaped carrier device removably engaged with the mouth-end of the outer housing and comprising a tubular mouth-end piece and a tubular cartridge with two open ends allowing air to flow therethrough, wherein the cartridge includes a substrate that comprises a tobacco material and an aerosol-generating material, wherein the cartridge is operatively positioned within the outer housing and adjacent to the heater such that the electrical resistance heater is adapted for heating at least a portion of the tobacco material and the aerosol-generating material and such that air drawn into the outer housing passes through at least a portion of the heater, through the cartridge, and through the mouth-end piece, wherein the substrate comprises an absorbent material and the absorbent material is configured such that the aerosol-generating material is in contact with the electrical resistance heater.