US 12,232,224 B2
Folded heater for electronic vaping device
Christopher S. Tucker, Midlothian, VA (US); Charles L. Dendy, Ruther Glen, VA (US); William J. Crowe, Richmond, VA (US); Christopher Ryan Newcomb, Powhatan, VA (US); Rangaraj S. Sundar, Richmond, VA (US); Isaac Weigensberg, Richmond, VA (US); and David Rubli, Revava (IL)
Assigned to Altria Client Services LLC, Richmond, VA (US)
Filed by Altria Client Services LLC, Richmond, VA (US)
Filed on Oct. 11, 2017, as Appl. No. 15/729,909.
Prior Publication US 2019/0104764 A1, Apr. 11, 2019
Int. Cl. H05B 3/06 (2006.01); A24F 40/10 (2020.01); A24F 40/46 (2020.01); A24F 40/70 (2020.01); H05B 3/04 (2006.01); H05B 3/12 (2006.01)
CPC H05B 3/04 (2013.01) [A24F 40/46 (2020.01); A24F 40/70 (2020.01); A24F 40/10 (2020.01); H05B 3/06 (2013.01); H05B 3/12 (2013.01)] 24 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A folded heater of an electronic vaping device comprising:
a first plurality of U-shaped segments arranged in a first direction and defining a first side of the folded heater, the first side defining a flat plane;
a second plurality of U-shaped segments arranged in the first direction and defining a second side of the folded heater, the second plurality of U-shaped segments defining a flat plane parallel to the first side, the folded heater having a width ranging from 0.5 mm to 1.75 mm between the first side and the second side;
a first lead portion;
a third plurality of U-shaped segments connecting the first plurality of U-shaped segments to at least one of the second plurality of U-shaped segments;
a second lead portion;
a third lead portion;
a fourth lead portion, the first plurality of U-shaped segments, the second plurality of U-shaped segments, the first lead portion, the second lead portion, the third lead portion, and the fourth lead portion being a single integral member, the first lead portion and the second lead portion being on the second side and arranged in the first direction parallel to the first plurality of U-shaped segments and the second plurality of U-shaped segments, the first lead portion and the second lead portion each connected to at least one of the second plurality of U-shaped segments and arranged to be co-planar with the second side defined by the second plurality of U-shaped segments, the third lead portion and the fourth lead portion each connected to at least one of the first plurality of U-shaped segments and arranged to be co-planar with the first side defined by the first plurality of U-shaped segments.