ELECTRONIC DEVICES AND LIQUIDS FOR AEROSOLIZING AND INHALINGTHEREWITH
An electronic device includes a mouthpiece, a bladder, and a mesh assembly having a mesh material and a piezoelectric material. The mesh material is in contact with a liquid of the bladder. The mouthpiece, the bladder, and the mesh assembly are located in-line along a longitudinal axis of the device between opposite longitudinal ends of the device, with the mesh assembly extending between and separating the mouthpiece and the bladder. A liquid-filled cartridge also is disclosed for use with an electronic device and includes a bladder; and a liquid contained within the container for aerosolizing and inhaling by a person using the electronic device. The liquid includes an aqueous formulation including a saline component, an acid component, and a nicotine component. The acid component includes a lactic acid. The aqueous formulation optionally includes one or more of a menthol component, an ethanol component, and a surfactant component.
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38 . An electronic device for producing an aerosol for inhalation by a person, comprising:
(a) a cartridge assembly; and
(b) a handheld base assembly;
(c) wherein the cartridge assembly and handheld base assembly are configured to removably couple together;
(d) wherein the cartridge assembly comprises:
(i) a mouthpiece,
(ii) a cartridge, and
(iii) a liquid container assembly; and
(e) wherein the liquid container assembly comprises:
(i) a liquid container,
(ii) a wick contained within the liquid container, and
(iii) a mesh assembly; and
(f) wherein the mesh assembly comprises a mesh material and a piezoelectric material, the mesh material being configured to vibrate when the piezoelectric material is actuated whereby an aerosol is produced when the mesh material contacts a liquid of the liquid container such that the aerosol may be inhaled through the mouthpiece.
39 . The electronic device of claim 38 , wherein the handheld base assembly comprises circuitry and a power supply for actuating the mesh assembly.
40 . The electronic device of claim 38 , wherein the cartridge assembly and handheld base assembly are configured magnetically couple together.
41 . The electronic device of claim 38 , wherein the cartridge assembly magnetically mounts onto an end of the handheld base assembly.
42 . The electronic device of claim 38 , wherein the mesh assembly comprises a piezo mesh disk.
43 . The electronic device of claim 38 , wherein the wick comprises a lengthwise channel.
44 . The electronic device of claim 38 , wherein the mesh assembly is disposed on top of a mouth of the liquid container.
45 . The electronic device of claim 38 , wherein the wick is retained in constant contact with the mesh assembly.
46 . The electronic device of claim 38 , wherein an end of the wick is secured by protuberances extending from walls within the liquid container.
47 . The electronic device of claim 38 , further comprising a liquid in the liquid container comprising an aqueous formulation for aerosolizing and inhaling using the electronic device, the formulation comprising:
(a) a saline component;
(b) an acid component, wherein the acid component includes a lactic acid;
(c) a nicotine component; and
(d) a menthol component, wherein the menthol component is approximately 0.001% by mass to approximately 15% by mass of the formulation.
48 . The aqueous formulation of claim 47 , wherein the saline component includes a 0.9% NaCl saline solution.
49 . The aqueous formulation of claim 47 , wherein the saline component is approximately 30% by mass to approximately 99.998% by mass of the formulation.
50 . The aqueous formulation of claim 47 , wherein the acid component further includes one or more of benzoic acid, malic acid, tartaric acid, salicylic acid, levulinic acid, and hydrochloric acid.
51 . The aqueous formulation of claim 47 , wherein the acid component is approximately 0.001% by mass to approximately 25% by mass of the formulation.
52 . The aqueous formulation of claim 47 , wherein the nicotine component includes nicotine in a protonated form and nicotine in an unprotonated form.
53 . The aqueous formulation of claim 47 , wherein the nicotine component is approximately 0.001% by mass to approximately 5% by mass of the formulation.
54 . The aqueous formulation of claim 47 , wherein a pH value of the aqueous formulation measures between approximately 2 and approximately 5.
55 . The aqueous formulation of claim 47 , wherein the pH value of the aqueous formulation measures approximately 3.38.
56 . The aqueous formulation of claim 47 , further comprising an ethanol component, wherein the ethanol component is approximately 0.001% by mass to approximately 10% by mass of the formulation.
57 . The aqueous formulation of claim 47 , further comprising: an ethanol component and a surfactant component.