US 12,357,777 B2
Aerosol provision systems
Helmut Buchberger, Florian (AT); and David Leadley, London (GB)
Assigned to Nicoventures Trading Limited, London (GB)
Filed by NICOVENTURES TRADING LIMITED, London (GB)
Filed on Jul. 1, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/305,226.
Application 17/305,226 is a continuation of application No. 15/533,296, granted, now 11,083,856, previously published as PCT/GB2015/053445, filed on Nov. 13, 2015.
Claims priority of application No. 1422018 (GB), filed on Dec. 11, 2014.
Prior Publication US 2021/0322687 A1, Oct. 21, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61M 15/06 (2006.01); A24F 40/10 (2020.01); A24F 40/485 (2020.01); A61M 11/04 (2006.01)
CPC A61M 15/06 (2013.01) [A24F 40/485 (2020.01); A61M 11/042 (2014.02); A61M 11/044 (2014.02); A24F 40/10 (2020.01); A61M 2205/3368 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3653 (2013.01); A61M 2205/8206 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus for an electronic aerosol provision system comprising:
a reservoir for a source liquid; and
a carrier module that defines an airflow path within the reservoir and comprises a heating element supported in the airflow path within the reservoir for generating an aerosol from the source liquid, wherein the carrier module comprises a first part and a second part which cooperatively engage to support the heating element, wherein the first part and the second part of the carrier module cooperatively engage at an interface which extends in a direction that is substantially parallel to a direction along which air flows in the airflow path when the apparatus is in normal use, and wherein the heating element comprises a sheet material extending in a plane which is substantially parallel to the interface between the first part and the second part, and wherein a gap between the first part and second part provides a capillary channel arranged to draw source liquid to the heating element from the reservoir,
wherein a width of the gap between the first part and second part of the carrier module increases with increasing distance from the airflow path.