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US 12,290,101 · App. 18/182,466 · Granted May 6, 2025

Method of making heater assembly with at least one channel defined within first housing

Inventors: Patrick Charles Silvestrini (Neuchatel, CH); Ihar Nikolaevich Zinovik (Peseux, CH); Guillaume Frederick (Les-Geneveys-sur-Coffrane, CH)
Assignee: Altria Client Services LLC
A24F40/42A24B15/167A24F40/485H05B1/0227H05B3/03H05B3/44A24F40/10A24F40/46H05B2203/021
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Patent No.
US 12,290,101
App. No.
18/182,466
Granted
May 6, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

The method includes first defining at least one channel within a first housing of a heater assembly, the at least one channel extending from a first end to a second end of the first housing, second defining a cavity in the first end of the first housing, third defining a first reservoir in the second end of the first housing, the at least one channel being in fluid communication with the first reservoir, and fourth defining an opening within a first wall within the first housing, the opening causing the first reservoir and the cavity to be in communication with each other.

Claims (42)

1. A method, comprising:

forming a first housing of a heater assembly,

the first housing defining

a first channel and a second channel, the first channel and the second channel being on respective sides of the first housing and running parallel to each other, each of the first channel and the second channel extending from a first end to a second end of the first housing,

a cavity in the first end of the first housing,

a first reservoir in the second end of the first housing, the first channel and the second channel each being in direct fluid communication with the first reservoir and the cavity, and

an opening within a first wall of the first housing, the opening causing the first reservoir and the cavity to be in direct communication with each other.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the forming forms the first housing such that the cavity is defined to be open on the first end of the first housing.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the forming forms such that the first reservoir is defined to be open on the second end of the first housing.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

first inserting a heater into the first reservoir, the heater being fluid permeable.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the first inserting inserts the heater to be between the cavity and the second end of the first housing.

6. The method of claim 4 , wherein the first inserting inserts the heater such that a first surface of the heater contacts the first wall, the opening exposing a portion of the first surface to the cavity.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the forming forms such that a pair of slots is defined within sidewalls of the first housing, the sidewalls at least partially establishing the first reservoir, the method further comprising:

first configuring a first contact pad and a second contact pad on a first major surface of the first wall within each respective one of the pair of slots, the first contact pad and the second contact pad being electrically connected to the heater, the first major surface facing the first reservoir.

8. The method of claim 7 , further comprising:

second configuring a pair of electrical contacts to be respectively electrically connected to the first contact pad and the second contact pad, the pair of electrical contacts being at least partially contained within a respective one of the pair of slots.

9. The method of claim 6 , further comprising:

second inserting a capillary material into the first reservoir, the capillary material abutting a second surface of the heater, the first surface opposing the second surface.

10. The method of claim 9 , further comprising:

connecting an end cap to the second end of the first housing, the end cap sealing an end portion of the first reservoir.

11. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

first inserting a second housing over at least one first portion of the first end of the first housing, the second housing at least partially establishing a second reservoir.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the first inserting inserts such that a second wall of the second housing is fitted between the first channel and the second channel of the first housing.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the first inserting inserts such that the first channel and the second channel are in fluid communication with the second reservoir.

14. The method of claim 11 , wherein the first inserting inserts such that a second wall of the second housing is inserted toward the first reservoir to cause the first wall and the second wall to at least partially define an airflow path above the opening.

15. The method of claim 14 , wherein the first inserting inserts such that each of the first channel and the second channel are in fluid communication with the second reservoir.

16. The method of claim 14 , further comprising:

second inserting a heater into the first reservoir, the heater being fluid permeable.

17. The method of claim 16 , further comprising:

third inserting the first housing and the second housing into at least one third housing to form a device, the at least one third housing establishing an air passage that is in communication with the airflow path.

18. The method of claim 16 , further comprising:

configuring control circuitry and a power supply to be operatively connected to the heater to selectively send an electrical current to the heater when the heater is in operational use.

19. The method of claim 16 , wherein the second inserting inserts the heater such that the heater is between the first reservoir and the second reservoir.

20. The method of claim 16 , wherein the second inserting inserts the heater to be between the cavity and the first reservoir.

21. The method of claim 16 , wherein the second inserting inserts the heater such that a first surface of the heater contacts the first wall, the opening exposing a portion of the first surface to the airflow path.

22. The method of claim 21 , further comprising:

third inserting a capillary material into the first reservoir, the capillary material abutting a second surface of the heater, the first surface opposing the second surface.

23. The method of claim 22 , further comprising:

filling the second reservoir with a pre-vapor formulation, the first channel and the second channel being configured to transport the pre-vapor formulation from the second reservoir to the first reservoir.

24. The method of claim 22 , further comprising:

filling the second reservoir with a pre-vapor formulation, each of the first channel and the second channel being configured to transport the pre-vapor formulation from the second reservoir to the first reservoir, the capillary material being configured to absorb the pre-vapor formulation in the second reservoir and provide the pre-vapor formulation to the heater.

Priority Claims (1)
EP 17157960 · Feb 24, 2017 · regional
Continuity (3)
Division 15903612 · Feb 23, 2018
Continuation PCTEP2018051730 · Jan 24, 2018
Related Publication 20230225013A1 · Jul 13, 2023
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