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US 1,131,896 · App. 29/766,701 · Granted Jun 23, 2026

Aerosol generating device with a side opening mechanism

Inventors: Eric Hawes (Midlothian, VA); Zack W. Blackmon (Williamsburg, VA); Yannick Hourmand (Haslingfield, GB); Guillaume Michel (Cambridge, GB); Nicola Westgarth-Flynn (Richmond, VA); Ryan Mcginley (St Neots, GB); Rangaraj S. Sundar (Richmond, VA); Jarrett Keen (Richmond, VA); Raymond W. Lau (Richmond, VA)
Assignee: Altria Client Services LLC
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Patent No.
US 1,131,896
App. No.
29/766,701
Granted
Jun 23, 2026
Kind
S1
Claims (1)

The ornamental design for an aerosol generating device with a side opening mechanism as shown and described.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 25, 2021
From: HAWES, ERIC; BLACKMON, ZACK W.; HOURMAND, YANNICK; MICHEL, GUILLAUME; WESTGARTH-FLYNN, NICOLA; MCGINLEY, RYAN; SUNDAR, RANGARAJ S.; KEEN, JARRETT; LAU, RAYMOND W.
To: ALTRIA CLIENT SERVICES LLC
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