US 12,357,029 B2
Cartridge for use with apparatus for heating smokable material
Neil Litten, London (GB); Joe Robinson, London (GB); and Harpal Singh, London (GB)
Assigned to NICOVENTURES TRADING LIMITED, London (GB)
Appl. No. 15/540,704
Filed by NICOVENTURES TRADING LIMITED, London (GB)
PCT Filed Dec. 18, 2015, PCT No. PCT/EP2015/080587
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jun. 29, 2017,
PCT Pub. No. WO2016/107763, PCT Pub. Date Jul. 7, 2016.
Claims priority of application No. 1423316 (GB), filed on Dec. 29, 2014.
Prior Publication US 2017/0347711 A1, Dec. 7, 2017
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A24F 40/485 (2020.01); A24F 40/20 (2020.01)
CPC A24F 40/485 (2020.01) [A24F 40/20 (2020.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system for heating a smokable material to volatilize at least one component of the smokable material, the system comprising:
a cartridge comprising:
a housing defining a chamber; and
a heating device located in the chamber, the heating device being arranged to heat the smokable material to volatilize at least one component of the smokable material, the heating device comprising a heating element, wherein the smokable material is bonded to the heating element by an adhesive; and
an apparatus comprising a casing defining a recess within the casing for receiving the cartridge, wherein the cartridge is configured to be selectively inserted within the recess of the apparatus to allow a user to remove and replace the cartridge when the smokable material has been spent.