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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 31, 2024
Applicant:
Altria Client Services Llc, Richmond, VA (US);
Inventor:
Rui Nuno Batista, Morges, CH;
Assignee:
Altria Client Services LLC, Richmond, VA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 11/04 (2006.01); A24D 1/20 (2020.01); A24F 40/20 (2020.01); A24F 40/46 (2020.01); A24F 40/50 (2020.01); A24F 40/51 (2020.01); A24F 40/53 (2020.01); G01N 27/14 (2006.01); G01N 33/00 (2006.01); H05B 1/02 (2006.01); H05B 3/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 11/042 (2014.02); A24F 40/20 (2020.01); A24F 40/46 (2020.01); A24F 40/50 (2020.01); A24F 40/51 (2020.01); A24F 40/53 (2020.01); G01N 33/0036 (2013.01); H05B 1/0244 (2013.01); H05B 3/26 (2013.01); A24D 1/20 (2020.01); G01N 27/14 (2013.01); H05B 2203/021 (2013.01); Y02A 50/20 (2018.01);
Abstract
An aerosol-generating device includes an electrical power supply, a cavity structure configured to receive an aerosol-generating article, and a plurality of semiconductor heaters within the cavity structure. Each of the plurality of semiconductor heaters includes a substrate layer and a heating layer on the substrate layer. The heating layer is a continuous layer. The aerosol-generating device includes a controller configured to control a supply of electrical power from the electrical power supply to each of the plurality of semiconductor heaters.