US 11,883,587 B2
Inductively-heated substrate tablet for aerosol delivery device
Billy T. Conner, Clemmons, NC (US); Karen H. Cleckley, Kernersville, NC (US); Thaddeus Jackson, Summerfield, NC (US); and Cortney Rasheen Jackson, Colfax, NC (US)
Assigned to Nicoventures Trading Limited, London (GB)
Filed by Nicoventures Trading Limited, London (GB)
Filed on Feb. 21, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/112,204.
Application 18/112,204 is a continuation of application No. 16/737,140, filed on Jan. 8, 2020, granted, now 11,607,511.
Prior Publication US 2023/0201493 A1, Jun. 29, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A24F 47/00 (2020.01); A61M 15/06 (2006.01); A61M 11/04 (2006.01); H05B 1/02 (2006.01)
CPC A61M 15/06 (2013.01) [A61M 11/042 (2014.02); A61M 2205/3368 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3653 (2013.01); A61M 2205/8206 (2013.01); H05B 1/0244 (2013.01); H05B 2203/021 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An aerosol delivery device comprising:
a control body having a housing;
a resonant transmitter located in the control body;
a control component configured to drive the resonant transmitter; and
at least one substrate tablet receivable in the device,
wherein the substrate tablet comprises a granular substrate material and a susceptor component, wherein the substrate material and the susceptor component are formed together, wherein the susceptor component is configured to be heated by the resonant transmitter,
wherein the substrate tablet defines a peripheral surface, wherein a plurality of passages are defined along the peripheral surface, wherein the substrate tablet defines a first end surface and a second end surface, and wherein the plurality of passages extend from the first end surface to the second end surface.