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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 05, 2021
Filed:
Apr. 11, 2013
Applicant:
British American Tobacco (Investments) Limited, London, GB;
Inventors:
Fozia Saleem, London, GB;
Thomas Woodman, London, GB;
Assignee:
BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO (INVESTMENTS) LIMITED, London, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A24F 47/00 (2020.01); H05B 3/14 (2006.01); H05B 3/42 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A24F 47/008 (2013.01); H05B 3/146 (2013.01); H05B 3/42 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus including a film heater configured to heat smokeable material to volatilize at least one component of the smokeable material for inhalation. The film heater including a plurality of independently operable heating regions aligned with each other along a longitudinal axis of the film heater to provide a plurality of independent heating zones along the length of the film heater.