Tobacco-containing smoking article

• Main Authors: Griffith, Jr., David William, Crooks, Evon Llewellyn, Conner, Billy Tyrone, Brewer, Jr., Dempsey Bailey, Robinson, John Howard
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 09.05.2023
• Subjects: CIGARETTES; CIGARS; ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHTING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; ELECTRICITY; HUMAN NECESSITIES; MANUFACTURE OF TOBACCO SMOKE FILTERS OR MOUTHPIECES; MANUFACTURE OR PREPARATION OF TOBACCO FOR SMOKING ORCHEWING; MATCH BOXES; MOUTHPIECES FOR CIGARS OR CIGARETTES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES; SNUFF; TOBACCO; TOBACCO SMOKE FILTERS

A smoking article may include a cigarette incorporated within an electrically powered aerosol generating device that acts as a holder for that cigarette. The smoking article possesses at least one form of tobacco. The smoking article also possesses a mouth-end piece that is used by the smoker to inhale components of tobacco that are generated by the action of heat upon components of the cigarette. A representative smoking article possesses an outer housing incorporating a source of electrical power (e.g., a battery), a sensing mechanism for powering the device at least during periods of draw, and a heating device (e.g., at least one electrical resistance heating element) for forming a thermally generated aerosol that incorporates components of tobacco. During use, the cigarette is positioned within the device, and after use, the used cigarette is removed from the device and replaced with another cigarette.