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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 13, 2022
Applicant:
Philip Morris Products S.a., Neuchatel, CH;
Inventor:
Tony Reevell, London, GB;
Assignee:
Philip Morris Products S.A., Neuchatel, CH;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A24F 40/40 (2020.01); A24F 40/20 (2020.01); A61M 15/06 (2006.01); H05B 6/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A24F 40/40 (2020.01); A24F 40/20 (2020.01); A61M 15/06 (2013.01); H05B 6/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
An aerosol-generating device is provided, including: a housing defining a cavity configured to receive an aerosol-generating article, the cavity having an open end through which the aerosol-generating article is receivable into the cavity; and a constricting member connected to the housing, in which the constricting member is moveable between an open position and a constricting position, which selectively constricts at least a portion of the cavity, and in which the constricting member extends around at least part of an outside of the cavity of the housing.