IP Library Granted Patent US 10,716,332
Granted Patent B2
US 10,716,332 · App. 15/756,438 · Granted Jul 21, 2020

Liquid reservoir with two storage volumes and atomizer/liquid reservoir portion as well as electronic smoking device with liquid reservoir

Inventors: Stefan Biel (Hamburg, DE); Vaclav Borkovec (Hamburg, DE); Neha Daryani (Hamburg, DE)
Assignee: Fontem Holdings 1 B.V.
A24F47/008A24B15/167H05B1/00
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Patent No.
US 10,716,332
App. No.
15/756,438
Granted
Jul 21, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

The invention relates to a liquid reservoir ( 34 ) for an electronic smoking device ( 10 ), an atomizer/liquid reservoir portion ( 14 ) with a liquid reservoir ( 34 ) for an electronic smoking device ( 10 ) and to an electronic smoking device ( 10 ) with a liquid reservoir ( 34 ). In order to be able to provide gaseous material that has not been atomized by an atomizer ( 26 ) of the electronic smoking device ( 10 ), the liquid reservoir ( 34 ) comprises first and second storage volumes ( 40, 42 ) that are each in communication with a liquid outlet ( 46 ) or a fluid outlet ( 50 ), wherein the liquid outlet ( 46 ) and the fluid outlet ( 50 ) are arranged one after the other in a longitudinal direction (L) of the liquid reservoir ( 34 ).

Claims (32)

1. A liquid reservoir for an electronic smoking device, comprising a first storage volume and a second storage volume that are separated from each other in a liquid-tight manner, wherein the liquid reservoir comprises:

a liquid outlet adapted to be coupled to an atomizer of the electronic smoking device, the liquid outlet in communication with the first storage volume;

a fluid outlet in communication with the second storage volume, wherein the fluid outlet is adapted to freely release aerosol from the second storage volume; and

wherein the liquid outlet and the fluid outlet are each arranged on a lateral surface of the liquid reservoir and at a distance from each other along a longitudinal direction of the liquid reservoir.

2. The liquid reservoir according to claim 1 , wherein the liquid reservoir comprises a central passage that extends along the longitudinal direction, wherein the lateral surface adjoins to the central passage.

3. The liquid reservoir according to claim 2 , wherein a first section of the lateral surface protrudes from a second section of the lateral surface, and wherein the fluid outlet is arranged in the first section and the liquid outlet is arranged in the second section.

4. The liquid reservoir according to claim 3 , wherein the first section forms a bead that extends around a longitudinal axis of the liquid reservoir and into the central passage.

5. The liquid reservoir according to claim 3 , wherein the first section is arranged between the second section and a third section of the lateral surface and protrudes from the second and the third sections.

6. The liquid reservoir according to claim 1 , wherein the second storage volume is connected to the fluid outlet by a fluid duct.

7. The liquid reservoir according to claim 1 , wherein the first storage volume comprises a liquid to be atomized by the electronic smoking device, and the second storage volume comprises an additive to be added to the atomized liquid.

8. The liquid reservoir according to claim 7 , wherein the additive comprises compounds with a volatility higher than water.

9. The liquid reservoir according to claim 8 , wherein the additive comprises a flavored material and/or nicotine.

10. An atomizer/liquid reservoir portion comprising an atomizer for atomizing liquid, and a liquid reservoir for storing liquid to be atomized by the atomizer, wherein the liquid reservoir comprises:

a first storage volume and a second storage volume that are separated from each other in a liquid-tight manner;

a liquid outlet adapted to be coupled to the atomizer, the liquid outlet in communication with the first storage volume;

a fluid outlet in communication with the second storage volume, wherein the fluid outlet is adapted to freely release aerosol from the second storage volume; and

wherein the liquid outlet and the fluid outlet are each arranged on a lateral surface of the liquid reservoir and at a distance from each other along a longitudinal direction of the liquid reservoir.

11. The atomizer/liquid reservoir portion according to claim 10 , wherein the atomizer/liquid reservoir portion comprises an air inhalation port, wherein the fluid outlet is arranged between the atomizer and the air inhalation port.

12. The atomizer/liquid reservoir portion according to claim 11 , wherein the lateral surface defines a flow path for atomized liquid, and wherein the flow path extends to the air inhalation port and the fluid outlet is arranged downstream of the liquid outlet or of the atomizer along the flow path.

13. The atomizer/liquid reservoir portion according to claim 11 , wherein the liquid reservoir comprises a central passage that extends along the longitudinal direction, wherein the lateral surface adjoins to the central passage, and wherein the central passage is a central through hole.

14. An electronic smoking device comprising:

a liquid reservoir including:

a first storage volume and a second storage volume that are separated from each other in a liquid-tight manner;

a liquid outlet adapted to be coupled to an atomizer of the electronic smoking device, the liquid outlet in communication with the first storage volume;

a fluid outlet in communication with the second storage volume, wherein the fluid outlet is adapted to freely release aerosol from the second storage volume; and

wherein the liquid outlet and the fluid outlet are each arranged on a lateral surface of the liquid reservoir and at a distance from each other along a longitudinal direction of the liquid reservoir.

15. The electronic smoking device of claim 14 , wherein a first section of the lateral surface protrudes from a second section of the lateral surface, and wherein the fluid outlet is arranged in the first section and the liquid outlet is arranged in the second section.

16. The electronic smoking device of claim 15 , wherein the first section is arranged between the second section and a third section of the lateral surface and protrudes from the second and the third sections.

17. The electronic smoking device of claim 14 , wherein the liquid reservoir is an atomizer/liquid reservoir portion further comprising the atomizer configured to atomize liquid.

18. The electronic smoking device of claim 17 , wherein the atomizer/liquid reservoir portion comprises an air inhalation port, wherein the fluid outlet is arranged between the atomizer and the air inhalation port.

19. The electronic smoking device of claim 18 , wherein the lateral surface defines a flow path for atomized liquid, and wherein the flow path extends to the air inhalation port and the fluid outlet is arranged downstream of the liquid outlet of the atomizer along the flow path.

20. The electronic smoking device of claim 18 , wherein the liquid reservoir comprises a central passage that extends along the longitudinal direction, wherein the lateral surface adjoins to the central passage, and wherein the central passage is a central through hole.

Assignments (4)
MERGER Recorded Sep 29, 2023
From: FONTEM HOLDINGS 1 B.V.
To: FONTEM VENTURES B.V.
Reel/Frame 065086/0581 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 16, 2020
From: BIEL, STEFAN
To: FONTEM HOLDINGS 1 B.V.
Reel/Frame 052953/0801 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 16, 2020
From: DARYANI, NEHA
To: FONTEM HOLDINGS 1 B.V.
Reel/Frame 052954/0012 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 16, 2020
From: BORKOVEC, VACLAV
To: FONTEM HOLDINGS 1 B.V.
Reel/Frame 052957/0480 →
Priority Claims (1)
EP 15183011 · Aug 28, 2015 · regional
Continuity (1)
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