Tobacco – Tobacco users' appliance – Device used for smoking
Patent
1993-02-24
1994-12-13
Bahr, Jennifer
Tobacco
Tobacco users' appliance
Device used for smoking
131270, 131329, 12820221, 12820317, 12820327, 219497, A24F 4700
Patent
active
053721489
ABSTRACT:
A method and an apparatus for controlling energy flow into a heating load array of a smoking article are provided. In response to a pressure drop in the mouthpiece of the smoking article, a selected load in the heating load array is switchably connected to a power supply. Energy delivered to the load is measured and the load is disconnected when a predetermined amount of energy has been delivered.
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Higgins Charles T.
Lucas, Sr. William L.
McCafferty Hugh J.
Bahr Jennifer
Glenn Charles E. B.
Osborne Kevin B.
Philip Morris Incorporated
Schardt James E.
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