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Electrical cigarette

Granted 10 May 1994 · no office action yet

Current assignee: Philip Morris Incoporated (Altria) · originally Altria Group, Inc.

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Inventors: Francis V. Utsch, F. Murphy Sprinkel, James L. Myracle, Jr., D. Bruce Losee +4 · Examiner: Wallace R. Burke · AU 291 · TC 2900

Application
675463
filed 25 Mar 1991
Publication
Not published
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US D346878
granted 10 May 1994

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a top plan view of…

FIG. 1 is a top plan view of an electrical cigarette showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof, the back elevational view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 3 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top plan view of a second embodiment of an electrical cigarette showing our new design;

FIG. 7 is a front elevational view thereof, the back elevational view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 8 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 9 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 10 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 11 is a top perspective view of a third embodiment of an electrical cigarette showing our new design;

FIG. 12 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 13 is a front elevational view thereof, the back elevational view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 14 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 15 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 16 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 17 is a top perspective view of an fourth embodiment of an electrical cigarette showing our new design;

FIG. 18 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 19 is a front elevational view thereof, the back elevational view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 20 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 21 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 22 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 23 is a top perspective view of a fifth embodiment of an electrical cigarette showing our new design;

FIG. 24 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 25 is a front elevational view thereof, the back elevational view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 26 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 27 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 28 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 29 is a top perspective view of a sixth embodiment of an electrical cigarette showing our new design;

FIG. 30 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 31 is a front elevational view thereof, the back elevational view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 32 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 33 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 34 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 35 is a top perspective view of an seventh embodiment of an electrical cigarette showing our new design;

FIG. 36 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 37 is a front elevational view thereof, the back elevational view being a mirrir image thereof;

FIG. 38 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 39 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 40 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 41 is a top perspective view of a eighth embodiment of an electrical cigarette showing our new design;

FIG. 42 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 43 is a front elevational view thereof, the back elevational view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 44 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 45 is a right side elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 46 is a bottom plan view thereof.

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D27/194

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