US 12,274,298 B2
Heating assembly and apparatus
Anton Korus, London (GB); and Patrick Moloney, London (GB)
Assigned to NICOVENTURES TRADING LIMITED, London (GB)
Appl. No. 17/437,885
Filed by Nicoventures Trading Limited, London (GB)
PCT Filed Mar. 9, 2020, PCT No. PCT/EP2020/056176
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Sep. 10, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/182712, PCT Pub. Date Sep. 17, 2020.
Claims priority of application No. 1903278 (GB), filed on Mar. 11, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0142251 A1, May 12, 2022
Int. Cl. A24F 40/46 (2020.01); A24F 40/20 (2020.01); A24F 40/465 (2020.01); A24F 40/53 (2020.01); A24F 40/57 (2020.01); H05B 6/10 (2006.01)
CPC A24F 40/46 (2020.01) [A24F 40/20 (2020.01); A24F 40/465 (2020.01); A24F 40/53 (2020.01); A24F 40/57 (2020.01); H05B 6/105 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A heating assembly for use with apparatus for heating aerosolizable material to volatilize at least one component of the aerosolizable material, the heating assembly comprising:
a body having a cavity for storing the aerosolizable material and for insertion into a heating zone of the apparatus, the body comprising a first portion and a second portion, wherein the second portion of the body is open or openable for insertion of the aerosolizable material into the cavity;
a heating element extendable in the cavity for use in heating the aerosolizable material when the aerosolizable material is in the cavity; and
a coupler for coupling the heating assembly to a retainer of the apparatus,
wherein the body comprises a solid base which defines a solid internal end surface of the first portion of the body.