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Granted Patent B2
US 12,419,354 · App. 18/242,313 · Granted Sep 23, 2025

Atomization nozzle for aerosol delivery device

Inventor: Vahid Hejazi (Concord, NC)
Assignee: RAI Strategic Holdings, Inc.
A24F40/48A24F40/42A24F40/50
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Patent No.
US 12,419,354
App. No.
18/242,313
Granted
Sep 23, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure provides aerosol delivery devices having a variety of configurations and arrangements. Some aspects of the disclosure provide aerosol delivery devices having a first pump configured to deliver a flow of air; a second pump configured to deliver a flow of liquid; and a nozzle configured to receive the flow of air and the flow of liquid and output the liquid in an atomized form.

Claims (24)

1. An aerosol delivery device configured to deliver a pressurized flow of air and a pressurized flow of liquid, the aerosol delivery device comprising:

a reservoir configured to contain a liquid; and

a nozzle comprising an orifice, the nozzle being configured to receive the pressurized flow of air and the pressurized flow of liquid and the orifice being adapted to spray the liquid in an atomized form,

wherein the liquid is an aerosol precursor composition that is water-based so as to comprise about 60% or greater water by weight, based on the total weight of the aerosol precursor composition,

wherein the pressurized flow of air and the pressurized flow of liquid are separately transferred to the orifice without mixing within the nozzle.

2. The aerosol delivery device of claim 1 , wherein the nozzle is positioned proximate to a mouthpiece portion.

3. The aerosol delivery device of claim 2 , wherein the mouthpiece portion is configured to receive a flow of the atomized liquid from the nozzle and has an opening for egress of the atomized liquid from the mouthpiece portion.

4. The aerosol delivery device of claim 1 , wherein the reservoir is in fluid communication with the nozzle.

5. The aerosol delivery device of claim 1 , wherein the reservoir is removable and replaceable by a user of the aerosol delivery device.

6. The aerosol delivery device of claim 1 , wherein the reservoir is refillable by a user of the aerosol delivery device.

7. The aerosol delivery device of claim 1 , wherein the aerosol precursor composition comprises one or more of a polyhydric alcohol, tobacco, a tobacco extract, a flavorant, a nicotine component, botanicals, nutraceuticals, stimulants, amino acids, vitamins, cannabinoids, and combinations thereof.

8. The aerosol delivery device of claim 1 , further comprising:

a first pump configured to deliver the pressurized flow of air to the nozzle; and

a second pump configured to deliver the pressurized flow of liquid to the nozzle.

9. The aerosol delivery device of claim 8 , wherein the first pump is configured to deliver the pressurized flow of air to the nozzle at a flow rate in the range of about 1 L/min to about 10 L/min and a pressure in the range of about 0.1 psi to about 10 psi.

10. The aerosol delivery device of claim 8 , wherein the second pump is configured to deliver the pressurized flow of liquid to the nozzle at a flow rate in the range of about 0.1 mL/min to about 10 mL/min and a pressure in the range of about 0.1 psi to about 10 psi.

11. The aerosol delivery device of claim 8 , further comprising a power source and a control component.

12. The aerosol delivery device of claim 11 , wherein the control component is configured to control one or both of an output flow rate of the first pump and an output flow rate of the second pump.

13. The aerosol delivery device of claim 11 , wherein the control component is configured to control power output from the power source to one or both of the first pump and the second pump, and wherein the power source is configured to provide sufficient power to operate both the first pump and the second pump simultaneously.

14. The aerosol delivery device of claim 1 , further comprising a housing and at least one opening in the housing for receiving air.

15. An aerosol delivery device configured to deliver a pressurized flow of air and a pressurized flow of liquid, the aerosol delivery device comprising:

a reservoir configured to contain a liquid; and

a nozzle comprising an orifice, the nozzle being configured to receive the pressurized flow of air and the pressurized flow of liquid and the orifice being adapted to spray the liquid in an atomized form, wherein a fluid pressure within the nozzle is in the range of about 0.1 psi to about 10 psi,

wherein the pressurized flow of air and the pressurized flow of liquid are separately transferred to the orifice without mixing within the nozzle.

Continuity (2)
Continuation 17004572 · Aug 27, 2020
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