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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 14, 2023
Filed:
Sep. 01, 2021
Applicant:
Altria Client Services Llc, Richmond, VA (US);
Inventors:
Rui Nuno Batista, Morges, CH;
Stephane Antony Hedarchet, Pully, CH;
Assignee:
Altria Client Services LLC, Richmond, VA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A24F 40/40 (2020.01); H05B 1/02 (2006.01); A24F 40/10 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A24F 40/40 (2020.01); H05B 1/0244 (2013.01); A24F 40/10 (2020.01); H05B 2203/021 (2013.01); H05B 2203/022 (2013.01);
Abstract
An aerosol-generating device may include a housing having flexible portion along its length. The flexible portion is configured to transition between a relaxed or unloaded configuration and a flexed or deflected configuration. A flexible heating element and mouthpiece may also be disposed in the housing. When the housing is in a relaxed or unloaded configuration, the flexible heating element and the mouthpiece are at least partially longitudinally aligned with the flexible portion of the housing.