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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 16, 2022
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2015
Applicant:
British American Tobacco (Investments) Limited, London, GB;
Inventor:
Harpal Singh, London, GB;
Assignee:
Nicoventures Trading Limited, London, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A24F 40/50 (2020.01); A24F 40/90 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A24F 40/50 (2020.01); A24F 40/90 (2020.01);
Abstract
Described herein is apparatus for heating smokable material to volatilize at least one component of the smokable material. The apparatus comprises an electrical power source having positive and negative terminals, a voltage regulator, and a controller for controlling the supply of electrical power to a heating element in use. One of the positive and negative terminals is electrically connected to the controller via the voltage regulator. The other of the positive and negative terminals is electrically connected to the controller by an electrically-conductive path that bypasses the voltage regulator.