US 12,274,295 B2
Heat-not-burn (HNB) aerosol-generating devices and capsules
Eric Hawes, Midlothian, VA (US); Zack W. Blackmon, Williamsburg, VA (US); Dean Twite, London (GB); Ryan McGinley, St Neots (GB); Rangaraj S. Sundar, Midlothian, VA (US); Jarrett Keen, Richmond, VA (US); and Raymond W. Lau, Richmond, VA (US)
Assigned to Altria Client Services LLC, Richmond, VA (US)
Filed by Altria Client Services LLC, Richmond, VA (US)
Filed on Jan. 18, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/151,327.
Prior Publication US 2022/0225672 A1, Jul. 21, 2022
Int. Cl. A24F 40/42 (2020.01); A24F 40/46 (2020.01); A24F 40/485 (2020.01); A24F 40/60 (2020.01)
CPC A24F 40/42 (2020.01) [A24F 40/46 (2020.01); A24F 40/485 (2020.01); A24F 40/60 (2020.01)] 22 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A heat-not-burn aerosol-generating device comprising:
a housing defining a capsule-receiving cavity;
a lid configured to close the housing, the lid being fixedly coupled by a hinge to the housing at a first point and releasably coupleable to the housing at a second point that is different from the first point; and
a replaceable mouthpiece having a first end and a second end distal from the first end, the first end having one or more outlets, the second end being received by and coupleable to the lid such that air entering the housing and drawn through the capsule-receiving cavity exits out of the replaceable mouthpiece, the second end including
a ledge configured to position the replaceable mouthpiece with respect to the lid,
one or more ridges extending from the ledge towards the first end of the replaceable mouthpiece, the one or more ridges configured to position the replaceable mouthpiece with respect to the lid, and
one or more coupling structures between the ledge and the first end of the replaceable mouthpiece and configured to couple the replaceable mouthpiece to the lid.