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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 20, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 03, 2020
British American Tobacco (Investments) Limited, London, GB;
Thomas P. Blandino, Cottage Grove, WI (US);
Andrew P. Wilke, Madison, WI (US);
James J. Frater, Madison, WI (US);
Benjamin J. Paprocki, Cottage Grove, WI (US);
Duane A. Kaufman, Hollandale, WI (US);
Raymond J. Robey, Madison, WI (US);
John Miller, Marshall, WI (US);
BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO (INVESTMENTS) LIMITED, London, GB;
Abstract
Disclosed is an article for use with apparatus for heating smokable material to volatilize at least one component of the smokable material. The article includes a sheet including smokable material, and heating material that is heatable by penetration with a varying magnetic field to heat the smokable material. The sheet may be a planar sheet or a rolled sheet. Also disclosed is a system including the article and apparatus for heating smokable material to volatilize at least one component of the smokable material. The apparatus includes a heating zone for receiving at least a portion of the article, and a magnetic field generator for generating a varying magnetic field to be used in heating the smokable material when the portion of the article is in the heating zone.