US 12,458,063 B2
Capsules including internal heaters, heat-not-burn (HNB) aerosol-generating devices, and methods of generating an aerosol
Zack Blackmon, Williamsburg, VA (US); Patrick Good, Richmond, VA (US); Rangaraj S. Sundar, Midlothian, VA (US); Jarrett Keen, Richmond, VA (US); Eric Hawes, Midlothian, VA (US); Dean Twite, London (GB); Guy Moseley, Cambridgeshire (GB); 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 Oct. 11, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/484,901.
Application 18/484,901 is a continuation of application No. 16/909,131, filed on Jun. 23, 2020, granted, now 11,812,785.
Prior Publication US 2024/0032589 A1, Feb. 1, 2024
Int. Cl. A24F 40/46 (2020.01); A24F 40/20 (2020.01); A24F 40/42 (2020.01); A24F 40/95 (2020.01)
CPC A24F 40/20 (2020.01) [A24F 40/46 (2020.01)] 25 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A capsule for an aerosol-generating device, comprising:
a housing having interior surfaces defining a chamber configured to hold an aerosol-forming substrate, the housing having exterior surfaces constituting a first face defining a first opening, an opposing second face defining a second opening, and a side face of the capsule; and
a heater having a first end section, an intermediate section, and a second end section, the first end section and the second end section being external segments constituting parts of the side face of the capsule, the intermediate section being an internal segment disposed within the chamber of the housing.