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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 22, 2021
Filed:
Oct. 24, 2014
British American Tobacco (Investments) Limited, London, GB;
Benjamin John Paprocki, Cottage Grove, WI (US);
Andrew Paul Wilke, Madison, WI (US);
Raymond John Robey, Madison, WI (US);
Jesse Eugene Robinson, Janesville, WI (US);
Feng Tian, Monona, WI (US);
Nicoventures Trading Limited, London, GB;
Abstract
An apparatus is arranged to heat smokable material () to volatilize at least one component of the smokable material. In one exemplary embodiment, the apparatus has a housing and a plurality of heater segments longitudinally arranged within the housing for heating smokable material contained within the apparatus. At least one heater segment is arranged so as to heat smokable material contained within the at least one heater segment more quickly than at least one other heater segment heats smokable material contained within the at least one other heater segment.