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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2020
Filed:
May. 20, 2019
Applicant:
Altria Client Services Llc, Richmond, VA (US);
Inventors:
Fabien Duc, Carouge, CH;
Alain Tabasso, Essertines-sur-Yverdon, CH;
Assignee:
Altria Client Services LLC, Richmond, VA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A24F 11/00 (2006.01); A24F 47/00 (2020.01); A61M 15/06 (2006.01); H05B 3/84 (2006.01); A61M 11/04 (2006.01); H05B 3/26 (2006.01); H05B 3/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A24F 47/008 (2013.01); A61M 11/042 (2014.02); A61M 15/06 (2013.01); H05B 3/265 (2013.01); H05B 3/283 (2013.01); H05B 3/84 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3653 (2013.01); A61M 2205/8206 (2013.01); H05B 2203/013 (2013.01); H05B 2203/021 (2013.01);
Abstract
A heater assembly for an aerosol-generating system includes a perforated glass substrate and a heater element. The heater element is encapsulated in the glass substrate. The heater element includes a thin metal foil. The heater element is isolated from an adjacent aerosol-forming substrate. The perforations have a width ranging from about 1 micron to about 500 microns.