Granted Patent
B2
US 12,599,172 · App. 18/167,555 · Granted Apr 14, 2026
Nicotine pod assemblies and nicotine e-vaping devices
Inventors:
Dean Twite (London, GB); Yannick Hourmand (Haslingfield, GB); Charles Dendy (Richmond, VA); Bipin Patil (Richmond, VA); Rangaraj S. Sundar (Midlothian, VA); Christopher Newcomb (Richmond, VA); Niall Gallagher (Cambridge, GB); Raymond W. Lau (Glen Allen, VA); Eric Hawes (Glen Allen, VA)
Assignee:
Altria Client Services LLC
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Abstract
A nicotine e-vaping device may include a nicotine pod assembly and a device body. The nicotine pod assembly has upstream and downstream ends and is configured to hold a nicotine pre-vapor formulation. The upstream end may define at least one upstream recess, and the downstream end may define at least one downstream recess. The device body defines a through hole configured to receive the nicotine pod assembly. The through hole includes an upstream sidewall and a downstream sidewall. The upstream sidewall may include at least one upstream protrusion, and the downstream sidewall may include at least one downstream protrusion. The at least one upstream protrusion and the at least one downstream protrusion may be configured to engage with the at least one upstream recess and the at least one downstream recess, respectively, so as to retain the nicotine pod assembly within the through hole of the device body.
Claims (10)
1 . A nicotine pod assembly for a nicotine e-vaping device, comprising: an upstream end and a downstream end, the upstream end defining a pod inlet and at least one upstream recess, the downstream end defining a pod outlet and at least one downstream recess, the nicotine pod assembly configured to hold a nicotine pre-vapor formulation;
wherein the depth of the at least one upstream recess is greater that a depth of the at least one downstream access.
2 . The nicotine pod assembly of claim 1 , wherein the upstream end is an opposing surface of the nicotine pod assembly from the downstream end.
3 . The nicotine pod assembly of claim 1 , wherein the at least one downstream recess is in a form of a V-shaped notch.
4 . The nicotine pod assembly of claim 1 , wherein the at least one upstream recess is more rounded than the at least one downstream recess.
5 . The nicotine pod assembly of claim 1 , wherein the at least one upstream recess includes two upstream recesses.
6 . The nicotine pod assembly of claim 5 , wherein the pod inlet is between the two upstream recesses.
7 . The nicotine pod assembly of claim 1 , wherein the at least one upstream recess is in a form of a U-shaped indentation.
8 . The nicotine pod assembly of claim 1 , wherein the at least one downstream recess includes two downstream recesses.
9 . The nicotine pod assembly of claim 8 , wherein the pod outlet is between the two downstream recesses.
Continuity (2)
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