US 12,342,857 B2
Aerosol-generating device
Luke James Warren, London (GB); and Ashley John Sayed, London (GB)
Assigned to Nicoventures Trading Limited, London (GB)
Appl. No. 17/437,881
Filed by Nicoventures Trading Limited, London (GB)
PCT Filed Mar. 9, 2020, PCT No. PCT/EP2020/056273
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Sep. 10, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/182774, PCT Pub. Date Sep. 17, 2020.
Claims priority of application No. 1903302 (GB), filed on Mar. 11, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0167670 A1, Jun. 2, 2022
Int. Cl. A24F 40/40 (2020.01); A24F 15/01 (2020.01); A24F 40/20 (2020.01); A24F 40/70 (2020.01); B05D 5/00 (2006.01); A24F 40/465 (2020.01)
CPC A24F 40/40 (2020.01) [A24F 15/01 (2020.01); A24F 40/20 (2020.01); A24F 40/70 (2020.01); B05D 5/00 (2013.01); A24F 40/465 (2020.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An aerosol-generating device for generating aerosol from an aerosol-generating material, the aerosol-generating device comprising:
a housing; and
a heating assembly arranged in the housing for receiving aerosol-generating material, the heating assembly being configured to heat aerosol-generating material received in the heating assembly,
wherein at least a portion of the housing has a soft touch coating,
wherein the housing comprises a body portion, a base and a top portion, the body portion extending along a first direction from the base portion to the top portion,
wherein the body portion is a substantially tubular element defining a lumen which extends along a first axis in the first direction, the tubular element being open at both a first end and a second end,
wherein the body portion comprises an inner surface facing the first axis of the lumen and an outer surface facing away from the first axis of the lumen, and
wherein the body portion comprises a connecting face, the connecting face connecting the inner surface and the outer surface, wherein the connecting face is connected to the inner surface by an inner edge, and the connecting face is connected to the outer surface by an outer edge.