US 12,256,777 B2
Non-combustible aerosol provision device
Justin Han Yang Chan, London (GB); Liu Chuan, London (GB); Caner Yurteri, London (GB); Colin Dickens, London (GB); Walid Abi Aoun, London (GB); and John McAughey, London (GB)
Assigned to NICOVENTURES TRADING LIMITED, London (GB)
Appl. No. 17/756,528
Filed by NICOVENTURES TRADING LIMITED, London (GB)
PCT Filed Nov. 27, 2020, PCT No. PCT/EP2020/083798
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date May 26, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/105476, PCT Pub. Date Jun. 3, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 1917459 (GB), filed on Nov. 29, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0408807 A1, Dec. 29, 2022
Int. Cl. A24F 40/40 (2020.01); A24F 40/30 (2020.01); A24F 40/70 (2020.01)
CPC A24F 40/40 (2020.01) [A24F 40/30 (2020.01); A24F 40/70 (2020.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An article for use within a non-combustible aerosol provision system, the article comprising:
an aerosol-generating material having a top side, wherein the aerosol-generating material comprises an amorphous solid;
a barrier positioned adjacent to the top side of the aerosol-generating material;
at least one passageway defined by the barrier and extending away from the top side of the aerosol-generating material;
wherein the barrier has a top side and a bottom side and wherein the at least one passageway extends from the bottom side of the barrier to at least a top side of the barrier; and
wherein the at least one passageway is configured to, in use, allow aerosol to escape from the aerosol-generating material and provide a condensation region for the escaping aerosol.