Patent ID: 8322350

Claim:
An aerosol generator device for delivering an aerosol of a nicotine salt, comprising: (i) a mouth end and a basic compound in an amount effective to remove acid vapor in the aerosol in the mouth end; (ii) a first chamber containing a porous material wetted with liquid nicotine, (iii) a second chamber containing a porous material wetted with a solution of a volatile acid, (iv) a third chamber in fluid communication with the first and second chambers, and leading to the mouth end, and (vi) an outer housing defining a passageway for air through said device, wherein a nicotine vapor can be produced by passing air through the porous material wetted with liquid nicotine, wherein an acid vapor can be produced by passing air through the porous material wetted with a solution of a volatile acid, and wherein the nicotine vapor and the acid vapor can be admixed in the third chamber to form an aerosol of a nicotine salt, which can be drawn out the mouth end.