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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 12, 2023
Filed:
Jun. 18, 2021
Philip Morris Products S.a., Neuchatel, CH;
Oleg Mironov, Neuchatel, CH;
Jean-Marc Widmer, Lignieres, CH;
Philip Morris Products S.A., Neuchatel, CH;
Abstract
A cartridge for an aerosol-generating system is provided, the cartridge including: a liquid storage portion including a housing to contain a liquid aerosol-forming substrate; and a heater assembly including an electrically insulating element having an opening, an electrical heating element supported by the insulating element and to heat the substrate to form an aerosol, first and second electrically conductive contact portions disposed at opposite sides of the opening and to contact with a battery to supply power to the heater assembly, and a capillary material including a ceramic or a ceramic-based material and having first and second faces, the first face being in physical contact with the heating element and the second face being opposite the first face, the capillary material to convey the substrate to the heating element by capillary action, the heater assembly being fixed to the housing of the liquid storage portion.