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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 05, 2023
Filed:
Sep. 01, 2022
Applicant:
Philip Morris Usa Inc., Richmond, VA (US);
Inventors:
Olivier Greim, Villars-Burquin, CH;
Felix Fernando, Berkshire, GB;
Charles Higgins, Richmond, VA (US);
Assignee:
Philip Morris USA Inc., Richmond, VA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A24F 40/70 (2020.01); F24H 1/00 (2022.01); H05B 3/00 (2006.01); H05B 3/46 (2006.01); A24F 40/20 (2020.01); A24F 40/46 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A24F 40/70 (2020.01); F24H 1/0018 (2013.01); H05B 3/0019 (2013.01); H05B 3/46 (2013.01); A24F 40/20 (2020.01); A24F 40/46 (2020.01); H05B 2203/017 (2013.01);
Abstract
The heating array includes first heating elements arranged in an elongated array, the first heating elements spanning from a first end to a second end of the elongated array, a midsection of each one of the first heating elements bowing concentrically outward from a radial centerline running longitudinally through the first end and the second end, the first heating elements being configured to flex concentrically inward when a hoop force is applied to sides of the elongated array.