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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 06, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2013
Philip Morris Products S.a., Neuchatel, CH;
Jean-Claude Schneider, Auvernier, CH;
Julien Plojoux, Geneva, CH;
Felix Fernando, Wokingham, GB;
Olivier Greim, Villars-Burquin, CH;
Philip Morris Products S.A., Neuchatel, CH;
Abstract
A heating assembly for heating an aerosol-forming substrate is provided, including: a heater including an electrically resistive heating element and a heater substrate; and a heater mount coupled to the heater; wherein the heating element includes a first portion and a second portion configured such that, when an electrical current is passed through the heating element, the first portion is heated to a higher temperature than the second portion as a result of the electrical current; and wherein the heater mount surrounds the second portion of the heating element.