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Aerosol-generating device with detachably insertable heating compartment

US11478018B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateAug 6, 2018
Grant dateOct 25, 2022
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Expiry dateFeb 16, 2039

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61M2205/3633
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

An aerosol-generating device is provided, including a housing having a chamber; an induction coil disposed around at least a portion of the chamber; a heating compartment configured to receive an aerosol-generating article and being detachably insertable into the chamber of the housing, the heating compartment including a cavity configured to receive at least a portion of the aerosol-generating article; and a heating element arrangeable within the cavity of the heating compartment, the heating element extending into the cavity in a longitudinal direction of the cavity, and being configured to penetrate an aerosol-forming substrate in the aerosol-generating article and received in the cavity.

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