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US 1,117,967 · App. 29/770,372 · Granted Mar 10, 2026

Pod for an electronic vaporizer

Inventor: Charles P. Kauss (Atlanta, GA)
Assignee: Altria Client Services LLC
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Patent No.
US 1,117,967
App. No.
29/770,372
Granted
Mar 10, 2026
Kind
S1
Claims (1)

The ornamental design for a pod for an electronic vaporizer, as shown and described.

Continuity (2)
Continuation 29681321 · Feb 25, 2019
Division 29572800 · Jul 29, 2016
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