US 11,712,062 B2
Aerosol-generating system comprising a modular assembly
Tony Reevell, London (GB)
Assigned to Altria Client Services LLC, Richmond, VA (US)
Filed by Altria Client Services LLC, Richmond, VA (US)
Filed on Jul. 20, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/869,137.
Application 17/869,137 is a continuation of application No. 17/077,418, filed on Oct. 22, 2020, granted, now 11,400,240, issued on Aug. 2, 2022.
Application 17/077,418 is a continuation of application No. 15/845,062, filed on Dec. 18, 2017, granted, now 10,856,579, issued on Dec. 8, 2020.
Application 15/845,062 is a continuation of application No. PCT/EP2017/081410, filed on Dec. 4, 2017.
Claims priority of application No. 16205105 (EP), filed on Dec. 19, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2022/0355048 A1, Nov. 10, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61M 15/00 (2006.01); A24F 40/30 (2020.01); A24F 40/42 (2020.01); A61M 11/04 (2006.01); A24B 15/167 (2020.01); A24F 40/485 (2020.01); A24F 40/40 (2020.01); A61M 15/06 (2006.01); A24F 40/10 (2020.01); A24F 40/20 (2020.01)
CPC A24F 40/30 (2020.01) [A24B 15/167 (2016.11); A24F 40/40 (2020.01); A24F 40/42 (2020.01); A24F 40/485 (2020.01); A61M 11/042 (2014.02); A61M 15/0003 (2014.02); A61M 15/06 (2013.01); A24F 40/10 (2020.01); A24F 40/20 (2020.01); A61M 2205/121 (2013.01); A61M 2205/123 (2013.01); A61M 2205/8206 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An aerosol-generating system comprising:
a plurality of cartridges, the plurality of cartridges form a cartridge assembly; and
an aerosol-generating device including,
a storage storing an aerosol-forming substrate, an airflow channel extending through the storage,
a heater configured to heat a portion of the aerosol-forming substrate from the storage during use of the aerosol-generating system, and
a power supply housing, the power supply housing including a power supply and a controller, the controller configured to control a supply of electrical power from the power supply to the heater,
the aerosol-generating device being configured to receive the cartridge assembly at a downstream end of the aerosol-generating device.