	US 12,268,242 B2
	Heater assembly for an aerosol-generating system
Ihar Nikolaevich Zinovik, Peseux (CH); and Jerome Courbat, Colombier (CH)
Assigned to Philip Morris Products S.A., Neuchatel (CH)
Filed by Philip Morris Products S.A., Neuchatel (CH)
Filed on Nov. 24, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/518,744.
Application 18/518,744 is a continuation of application No. 16/932,460, filed on Jul. 17, 2020, granted, now 11,864,590.
Application 16/932,460 is a continuation of application No. 16/868,706, filed on May 7, 2020, granted, now 10,750,780, issued on Aug. 25, 2020.
Application 16/868,706 is a continuation of application No. 15/737,938, granted, now 10,729,181, issued on Aug. 4, 2020, previously published as PCT/EP2016/063807, filed on Jun. 15, 2016.
Claims priority of application No. 15176164 (EP), filed on Jul. 9, 2015.
Prior Publication US 2024/0156165 A1, May 16, 2024
Int. Cl. A24F 13/00 (2006.01); A24F 40/42 (2020.01); A24F 40/44 (2020.01); A24F 40/46 (2020.01); A24F 40/70 (2020.01); A24F 40/10 (2020.01)

CPC A24F 40/46 (2020.01) [A24F 40/42 (2020.01); A24F 40/44 (2020.01); A24F 40/70 (2020.01); A24F 40/10 (2020.01)]

18 Claims

1. A cartridge for an aerosol-generating system, the cartridge comprising:

a liquid storage portion configured to hold a liquid aerosol-forming substrate; and

a heater assembly comprising:

an electrical heating element configured to heat the liquid aerosol-forming substrate to form an aerosol,

a capillary body configured to convey the liquid aerosol-forming substrate to the electrical heating element,

wherein the electrical heating element is disposed at a porous end surface of the capillary body, and

electrical contacts connected to the electrical heating element, each electrical contact being disposed at opposite sides of the porous end surface, such that the electrical heating element extends between the electrical contacts and forms an electrical connection therebetween,

wherein the electrical heating element is disposed along the porous end surface of the capillary body.