US 12,127,592 B2
Capsule validation for heat-not-burn (HNB) aerosol-generating devices
Eric Hawes, Richmond, VA (US); Zack W. Blackmon, Williamsburg, VA (US); Jarrett Keen, Richmond, VA (US); Rangaraj S. Sundar, Richmond, VA (US); Raymond W. Lau, Richmond, VA (US); and Niall Gallagher, Cambridge (GB)
Assigned to ALTRIA CLIENT SERVICES LLC, Richmond, VA (US)
Filed by Altria Client Services LLC, Richmond, VA (US)
Filed on Sep. 20, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/479,274.
Prior Publication US 2023/0087115 A1, Mar. 23, 2023
Int. Cl. A24F 40/46 (2020.01); A24F 40/20 (2020.01); A24F 40/42 (2020.01); A24F 40/53 (2020.01); A24F 40/57 (2020.01); A61M 11/00 (2006.01); H05B 1/00 (2006.01); A61M 11/04 (2006.01)
CPC A24F 40/46 (2020.01) [A24F 40/20 (2020.01); A24F 40/42 (2020.01); A24F 40/53 (2020.01); A24F 40/57 (2020.01); H05B 1/00 (2013.01); A61M 11/042 (2014.02); A61M 2205/3653 (2013.01)] 25 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A heater system for a non-combustible aerosol-generating device, the heater system comprising:
a heater element having a heating region, a first terminal and a second terminal;
a fuse element electrically connected between the first terminal and the second terminal in parallel with the heater element, the fuse element having a region configured to induce a localized hot spot to cause the fuse element to open circuit in response to power applied between the first terminal and the second terminal; and
an end cap having a chamber configured to isolate the fuse element from air flow through the heater system.