Apparatus for heating smokable material, article for use therewith and method of manufacture of article
US10863766B2 · kind B2 · utility
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 31, 2016 |
| Grant date | Dec 15, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 10, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA24F40/20
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
An article is provided for use with an apparatus for heating smokable material. The article has a body of porous aerosol containment material. An annular first body of smokable material is located around the body of porous aerosol containment material. There is also provided apparatus for heating smokable material having a first heater extending along an axis and a second heater spaced from and at least partially surrounding the first heater. A method of manufacturing an article for use with an apparatus is also disclosed in which an assembly having porous aerosol containment material on a first layer of smokable material is provided and rolled so the first layer of smokable material becomes an annular body of smokable material located around the porous aerosol containment material.
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