SMOKING ARTICLE INCORPORATING A CONDUCTIVE SUBSTRATE

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APP PUB NO 20130255702A1
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13432406

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The present invention provides a conductive substrate useful for Joule heating, such as in an electronic smoking article. Particularly, the invention provides a resistive heating element formed of a conductive substrate. The conductive substrate comprises an electrically conductive material and a carbonaceous additive, such as a binder material. The conductive substrate is carbonized in that it is subjected to calcining conditions to effectively reduce the carbonaceous additive to its carbon skeleton. It has been found that such carbonized substrate has surprisingly improved resistance properties in relation a substrate of the same formulation that is not carbonized. The carbonized substrate can include an aerosol precursor material. The formed resistive heating element can be included in an electronic smoking article to simultaneously provide resistive heating and aerosol formation with a single, unitary component.

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RAI STRATEGIC HOLDINGS INC401 NORTH MAIN STREET WINSTON-SALEM NC 27101

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Ademe, Balager Winston-Salem, US 74 2509
Ampolini, Frederic Philippe Winston-Salem, US 107 6495
Banerjee, Chandra Kumar Clemmons, US 28 1969
Beard, Kenneth Allen Lexington, US 13 552
Braxton, Paul E Summerfield, US 15 609
Chang, Yi-Ping Greensboro, US 29 2003
Griffith,, JR David William Winston-Salem, US 27 2323
Henderson, Calvin W Lewisville, US 10 713
Liebscher,, II Walter Charles Trinity, US 5 515
Montgomery, Ricky Lee Germanton, US 4 462
Nestor, Timothy Brian Advance, US 48 2429
Potter, Dennis Lee Kernersville, US 34 2925
Sears, Stephen Benson Siler City, US 145 6479

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