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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2022
R.j. Reynolds Tobacco Company, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Jared Aller, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Karen H. Cleckley, Kernersville, NC (US);
Thaddeus Jackson, Summerfield, NC (US);
Steven M. Schennum, Plainfield, IL (US);
Daniel W. Rennecker, Naperville, IL (US);
Matthew J. Nettenstrom, Bartlett, IL (US);
R.J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure is directed to a holder for use with a removable substrate cartridge having an ignitable heat source. In one implementation, the holder defines an outlet, a receiving chamber configured to receive the substrate cartridge, an aerosol passageway that extends from the receiving chamber through the outlet, a power source, a loading assembly, and an igniting assembly configured to ignite the ignitable heat source. The loading assembly may include a sliding carrier and a loading motor, wherein at least a portion of the receiving chamber may be located in the sliding carrier. The sliding carrier may be mechanically coupled to the loading motor, and the loading assembly may be configured to move an inserted substrate cartridge from a loading position to a use position via the loading motor and sliding carrier. The holder may further comprise an ejecting position.