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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 06, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 18, 2024
Philip Morris Products S.a., Neuchatel, CH;
Philip Morris Products S.A., Neuchatel, CH;
Abstract
A vaporizer assembly for an electrically operated aerosol-generating device, including: a substantially planar heating element having a first side and a second side opposite the first side; a liquid transport medium having a first side in contact with the second side of the heating element, and having a second side opposite to the first side, the medium having a capillary structure to transport liquid parallel to the second side of the heating element, the heating element extending over a first area of the first side of the medium; a liquid supply conduit having a first end in contact with the second side of the medium and extending over only a second area of the second side of the medium, the conduit further including a second end opposite the first end to receive a liquid; and a liquid retention material or capillary material in the conduit to transport liquid.