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Patent No.:

US 12550936 B1

Date of Patent:

Feb. 17, 2026

Filed:

Dec. 02, 2021

Aerosol-generating device with movable upstream cover and downstream cover

Applicant:

Philip Morris Products S.a., Neuchatel, CH;

Inventor:

Jun Wei Yim, Colombier, CH;

Assignee:

Philip Morris Products S.A., Neuchatel, CH;

Attorney:

Oblon, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.

Primary Examiner:

Michael H Wilson

Assistant Examiner:

Jennifer A Kessie

Int. Cl.

CPC ...

A24F 40/40 (2020.01); A24F 40/20 (2020.01); A24F 40/53 (2020.01); A24F 40/60 (2020.01); A24F 40/85 (2020.01);

U.S. Cl.

CPC ...

A24F 40/40 (2020.01); A24F 40/53 (2020.01); A24F 40/60 (2020.01); A24F 40/85 (2020.01); A24F 40/20 (2020.01);

Abstract

An aerosol-generating device is provided, including: a cavity including a downstream opening for receiving an article and an upstream opening; a movable downstream cover to cover the downstream opening; a movable upstream cover to cover the upstream opening; a cover moving element for one or more of: opening of the upstream cover upon one or both of opening of the downstream cover or insertion of the article into the cavity, closing of the upstream cover upon one or both of closing of the downstream cover or removal of the article, opening of the downstream cover upon one or both of opening of the upstream cover or insertion of the article, and closing of the downstream cover upon one or both of closing of the upstream cover or removal of the article; and an upstream end face including the upstream opening and being slidable over the upstream end face.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Yim, Jun. (2026). Aerosol-generating device with movable upstream cover and downstream cover (U.S. Patent No. 12550936). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12550936

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