Nicoventures Trading Limited

Mitchel Thorsen

Thomas Woodman

Stephen Shannon

A method of manufacturing an aerosol provision apparatus for heating smokable material to volatilize at least one component of the smokable material, and an aerosol provision apparatus, are described. The method includes providing a heater arrangement for heating smokable material contained in use within the apparatus, the heater arrangement including at least a first heating zone and a second heating zone for heating different portions of the smokable material, providing a temperature sensor for each of the first and second heating zones, each temperature sensor for providing temperature measurements to be used as input temperature measurements for a temperature control loop, the control loop for controlling the heater arrangement to heat its associated respective heating zone to a target temperature based on the input temperature measurements acquired by the associated temperature sensor, and positioning each temperature sensor in its associated heating zone at a respective position selected so that if the heating arrangement were to heat the first and second heating zones so that the temperature sensors measure the same pre-selected target temperature, a temperature gradient across the length of the heating zones between the temperature sensors would be optimized as being substantially flat.

Method of manufacturing an aerosol provision apparatus and an aerosol provision apparatus

Disclosed is an apparatus for heating smokable material to volatilize at least one component of the smokable material, the apparatus including a thermal insulator including an inner wall at least partially defining a heating zone for receiving at least a portion of an article including smokable material, wherein the inner wall includes heating material that is heatable by penetration with a varying magnetic field to heat the heating zone; an outer wall; and an insulation region bound by the inner wall and the outer wall, wherein the insulation region is evacuated to a lower pressure than an exterior of the insulation region; and a magnetic field generator for generating a varying magnetic field that penetrates the inner wall in order to heat the inner wall in use.

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Mitchel Thorsen