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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 17, 2021
Philip Morris Products S.a., Neuchâtel, CH;
Irene Taurino, Neuchâtel, CH;
Philip Morris Products S.A., Neuchâtel, CH;
Abstract
A heater assembly is provided for an aerosol-generating system, the heater assembly including: a fluid permeable heating element configured to heat a liquid aerosol-forming substrate to form an aerosol, the fluid permeable heating element including a plurality of apertures configured to allow fluid to permeate through the fluid permeable heating element; and a transport material including a plurality of channels configured to convey a liquid aerosol-forming substrate to the plurality of apertures of the fluid permeable heating element, the transport material including a ceramic, which is deposited directly on to a fluid permeable surface of the fluid permeable heating element, and for over 50 percent of the apertures of the fluid permeable heating element, the transport material further includes a corresponding channel configured to convey liquid aerosol-forming substrate to its respective aperture.