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US 12,588,111 B2Granted
Heater for an electrically heated aerosol generating system
AssigneePhilip Morris USA Inc.
InventorsMichel Thorens, Jean-Marc Flick, Olivier Yves Cochand, Flavien Dubief
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Abstract
An electrically heated aerosol generating system for receiving an aerosol-forming substrate includes at least one electric heater for heating the aerosol-forming substrate to form the aerosol. The heater includes a heating element of a first cross section electrically connected to a plurality of elongate support elements. Each support element has a cross section greater than the first cross section. At least one of the support elements is integrally formed with the heating element.
Claims20
A heater for an electrically heated aerosol generating system, the heater comprising:
- a first connector blade;
- a second connector blade extending parallel to the first connector blade and being separate from the first connector blade;
- a heating element coupled to and extending between the first connector blade and the second connector blade, the heating element comprising a plurality of portions extending along a height of the heater;
- a lower reinforcing strut extending from the first connector blade towards the second connector blade;
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- an upper reinforcing strut extending from the second connector blade towards the first connector blade.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.