US 12,349,728 B2
Heat-not-burn (HNB) aerosol-generating devices and capsules
Zack W. Blackmon, Richmond, VA (US); Eric Hawes, Midlothian, VA (US); Dean Twite, London (GB); Rangaraj S. Sundar, Midlothian, VA (US); Nicolas D. Castro, 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 Feb. 13, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/440,298.
Application 18/440,298 is a continuation of application No. 17/151,340, filed on Jan. 18, 2021, granted, now 11,910,826, issued on Feb. 27, 2024.
Prior Publication US 2024/0180243 A1, Jun. 6, 2024
Int. Cl. A24F 40/40 (2020.01); A24F 40/20 (2020.01); A24F 40/485 (2020.01); A24F 40/53 (2020.01)
CPC A24F 40/40 (2020.01) [A24F 40/20 (2020.01); A24F 40/53 (2020.01)] 20 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;
an aerosol-forming substrate within the chamber of the housing; and
a heater in an upstream portion of the housing adjacent to the inlet openings, the upstream portion of the housing defining the inlet openings and an alignment recess.