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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 17, 2023
Filed:
Jan. 18, 2021
Altria Client Services Llc, Richmond, VA (US);
Zack W. Blackmon, Williamsburg, VA (US);
Eric Hawes, Midlothian, VA (US);
Rangaraj S. Sundar, Midlothian, VA (US);
Raymond W. Lau, Richmond, VA (US);
Jarrett Keen, Richmond, VA (US);
Niall Gallagher, Cambridge, GB;
Altria Client Services LLC, Richmond, VA (US);
Abstract
At least one example embodiment provides s system for controlling a heater in a non-combustible aerosol-generating device. The system comprises a memory storing computer-readable instructions and a controller configured to execute the computer-readable instructions to cause the non-combustible aerosol-generating device to, detect an airflow in the non-combustible aerosol-generating device, apply a first power to the heater based on the detected airflow, apply a second power to the heater based on a target preheat temperature and the detected airflow being below an airflow threshold value, the application of the second power being after the application of the first power, and apply a third power to the heater based on the target preheat temperature and the detected airflow being below the airflow threshold value, the application of the third power being after the application of the second power, the third power being greater than the second power.