Invention Application
- Patent Title: HEAT-NOT-BURN (HNB) AEROSOL GENERATING DEVICES AND CAPSULES
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Application No.: US17151336Application Date: 2021-01-18
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Publication No.: US20220225669A1Publication Date: 2022-07-21
- Inventor: Eric HAWES , Zack W. BLACKMON , Yannick HOURMAND , Guillaume MICHEL , Nicola WESTGARTH-FLYNN , Ryan MCGINLEY , Rangaraj S. SUNDAR , Jarrett KEEN , Raymond W. LAU
- Applicant: Altria Client Services LLC
- Applicant Address: US VA Richmond
- Assignee: Altria Client Services LLC
- Current Assignee: Altria Client Services LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US VA Richmond
- Main IPC: A24F40/40
- IPC: A24F40/40 ; A24F40/53 ; A24F40/57 ; A24F40/60

Abstract:
A heat-not-burn (HNB) aerosol generating device may include a housing including a power supply and an air inlet, a mouthpiece assembly movably attached to the housing, and providing an air outlet, a door assembly moveably attached to the housing, the door assembly including a door and a receptacle movably attached to the door, the receptacle defining a cavity to receive a capsule including an aerosol generating substrate, and a linkage arrangement operationally connected to the door assembly, the mouthpiece assembly and the housing, and the linkage arrangement cooperatively moving the mouthpiece assembly and the receptacle in response to movement of the door to a closed state such that the capsule is retained within the housing and operationally connected with the power supply, the air inlet and the air outlet.
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