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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 2026
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 a system for controlling a heater in a non-combustible aerosol-generating device, the system comprising 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 apply a first power to the heater based on a first preheat temperature determine an estimated energy applied to the heater during application of the first power, and apply a second power to the heater based on the estimated energy, an energy threshold and a second preheat temperature, the second power being less than the first power.