	US 11,925,200 B2
	Capsules, heat-not-burn (HNB) aerosol-generating devices, and methods of generating an aerosol
Gregory Griscik, Midlothian, VA (US); Raymond W. Lau, Richmond, VA (US); and Eric Hawes, Midlothian, VA (US)
Assigned to Altria Client Services LLC, Richmond, VA (US)
Filed by Altria Client Services LLC, Richmond, VA (US)
Filed on Oct. 14, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/501,192.
Application 17/501,192 is a continuation of application No. 16/252,951, filed on Jan. 21, 2019, granted, now 11,154,086, issued on Oct. 26, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0030944 A1, Feb. 3, 2022
Int. Cl. A24F 47/00 (2020.01); A24B 15/167 (2020.01); A24D 1/14 (2006.01); A24F 40/42 (2020.01); A24F 40/46 (2020.01); H05B 3/03 (2006.01); H05B 3/26 (2006.01)

CPC A24B 15/167 (2016.11) [A24D 1/14 (2013.01); A24F 40/42 (2020.01); A24F 40/46 (2020.01); H05B 3/03 (2013.01); H05B 3/26 (2013.01)]

17 Claims

1. A capsule for an aerosol-generating device, comprising:

a first planar heater;

a second planar heater; and

a frame sandwiched between the first planar heater and the second planar heater, the frame formed of consolidated fibers and configured as an underlying support structure for the capsule,

wherein the frame has a density between 0.454 g/cm³to 1.361 g/cm³, and

wherein a porosity of the frame is such that a pressure drop through the frame is in a range of 5 mm H₂O to 200 mmH₂O.