US 12,011,034 B2
Capsules including embedded heaters and heat-not-burn (HNB) aerosol-generating devices
Zack W. Blackmon, Richmond, VA (US); Eric Hawes, Midlothian, VA (US); Rangaraj S. Sundar, Midlothian, VA (US); Raymond W. Lau, Glen Allen, VA (US); Jarrett Keen, Richmond, VA (US); and Yannick Hourmand, Haslingfield (GB)
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. 17/151,277.
Prior Publication US 2022/0225667 A1, Jul. 21, 2022
Int. Cl. A24F 40/20 (2020.01); A24F 40/42 (2020.01); A24F 40/46 (2020.01)
CPC A24F 40/20 (2020.01) [A24F 40/42 (2020.01); A24F 40/46 (2020.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A capsule for an aerosol-generating device, comprising:
a housing defining inlet openings, outlet openings, and a chamber between the inlet openings and the outlet openings, the chamber having a longest dimension extending from at least one of the inlet openings to a corresponding one of the outlet openings;
an aerosol-forming substrate within the chamber of the housing; and
a heater extending into the housing, the heater including a first end section, an intermediate section, and a second end section, the intermediate section being disposed within the aerosol-forming substrate in the chamber,
wherein the housing has a longitudinal axis, and the longest dimension of the chamber extends along the longitudinal axis of the housing,
wherein the housing includes a body portion and a base portion, the body portion including a proximal end and a distal end, the base portion configured to engage with the distal end of the body portion,
wherein the body portion of the housing includes a first body component and a second body component, and
wherein the first body component defines first upstream grooves, first downstream grooves, and a first recess in between, and the second body component defines second upstream grooves, second downstream grooves, and a second recess in between.