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US 10,881,138 B2Granted
Heating smokeable material
AssigneeBritish American Tobacco (Investments) Limited
InventorsFozia Saleem, Thomas Woodman
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Abstract
An apparatus including a film heater configured to heat smokeable material to volatilize at least one component of the smokeable material for inhalation. The film heater including a plurality of independently operable heating regions aligned with each other along a longitudinal axis of the film heater to provide a plurality of independent heating zones along the length of the film heater.
Claims21
An apparatus, comprising:
- an elongate housing;
- a heat chamber configured to receive smokeable material;
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- a film heater disposed within the elongate housing and configured to heat the heat chamber such that, in use, the smokeable material received in the heat chamber is heated to volatilize at least one component of the smokeable material for inhalation, the film heater comprising a plurality of independently operable heating regions aligned with each other along a longitudinal axis of the film heater to provide a plurality of independent heating zones along the length of the film heater.
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A method, comprising:
- manufacturing an apparatus comprising an elongate housing;
- a heat chamber configured to receive smokeable material;
- and a film heater disposed within the elongate housing and configured to heat the heat chamber such that, in use, the smokeable material received in the heat chamber is heated to volatilize at least one component of the smokeable material for inhalation, the film heater comprising a plurality of independently operable heating regions aligned with each other along a longitudinal axis of the film heater to provide a plurality of independent heating zones along the length of the film heater.
An apparatus, comprising:
- an elongate housing;
- a heat chamber configured to receive smokeable material;
- a film heater disposed within the elongate housing and configured to heat the heat chamber such that, in use, smokeable material received in the heat chamber is heated to volatilize at least one compound from the smokeable material without combustion of the smokeable material, the film heater comprising a plurality of independently operable heating regions aligned with each other along a longitudinal axis of the film heater to provide a plurality of independent heating zones along the length of the film heater;
- a power source disposed within the elongate housing and configured to provide power to the film heater;
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- an inhalation mouthpiece disposed at an end of the elongate housing configured such that, in use, at least one compound volatized from smokeable material received in the heat chamber can be inhaled by a user of the apparatus.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.