Patent ID: 8079371

Claim:
A tobacco-containing, electrically-powered smoking article comprising: (a) an outer housing having a mouth-end and an end distal to the mouth-end, wherein the mouth-end comprises an opening adapted for egress of an aerosol generated within the smoking article and the distal end comprises an opening adapted for intake of air into the smoking article; (b) an electrical power source within the outer housing and operatively positioned downstream of the opening in the distal end of the outer housing such that air entering the smoking article passes the electrical power source; (c) a first electrical resistance heating element within the outer housing, powered by said electrical power source, and operatively positioned for heating air drawn through the opening in the distal end of the outer housing; (d) a second electrical resistance heating element within the outer housing, powered by said electrical power source, and operatively positioned downstream from said first electrical resistance heating element; (e) a puff-actuated controller adapted for regulating current flow through at least one of said first and second electrical resistance heating elements during draw, the controller comprising a sensor adapted for sensing draw by the user on the smoking article; and (f) a cigarette rod within the outer housing, the cigarette rod having a first end and a second end and comprising a cartridge circumscribed by a wrapping material positioned at the first end of the cigarette rod, a tobacco rod circumscribed by the wrapping material adjacent to the cartridge, and a filter element adjacent to the tobacco rod and positioned at the second end of the cigarette rod, wherein the cartridge contains an aerosol-generating material, wherein the cigarette rod is operatively positioned adjacent to the second resistance heating element such that the second resistance heating element is adapted for heating the aerosol-forming material in the cartridge; and wherein the cartridge, the tobacco rod, and the filter element are in fluid communication such that air drawn into the outer housing passes through the cigarette rod.