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Date of Patent:
Oct. 10, 2023

Filed:

Aug. 23, 2019
Applicant:

Philip Morris Products S.a., Neuchatel, CH;

Inventors:

Dominique Bernauer, Neuchatel, CH;

Felix Fernando, Basingstoke, GB;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A24F 40/46 (2020.01); A24F 40/50 (2020.01); A24F 40/70 (2020.01); B23P 19/00 (2006.01); A24F 40/20 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A24F 40/46 (2020.01); A24F 40/50 (2020.01); A24F 40/70 (2020.01); B23P 19/00 (2013.01); A24F 40/20 (2020.01);
Abstract

A ground plane is provided, including: a monolithic elongated conductive member, a first portion of the monolithic elongated conductive member forming a cavity configured to receive a power supply, a plurality of second portions of the monolithic elongated conductive member respectively forming resilient elements extending over the cavity and configured to retain the power supply within the cavity, and a plurality of third portions of the monolithic elongated conductive member respectively forming parallel pins configured to receive an electronic circuit board. An electrically operated aerosol generating device including the ground plane, a method of forming a ground plane, and a method of forming an electrically operated aerosol generating device are also provided.


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