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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 28, 2020
Filed:
Jun. 26, 2015
British American Tobacco (Investments) Limited, London, GB;
Simon Brereton, London, GB;
Graham Plews, London, GB;
Mark Forster, London, GB;
Richard Pike, London, GB;
British American Tobacco (Investments) Limited, London, GB;
Abstract
There is described an apparatus for heating or cooling a material to be heated or to be cooled. The apparatus includes: a first compartment for containing the material to be heated or to be cooled; and a second compartment containing a phase change material, wherein the phase change material is either for generating heat to heat the first compartment or absorbing heat to cool the first compartment when undergoing a phase change. There are further described various different activating arrangements for activating a change of phase of the phase change material.