{"number":"US12696931B2","kindCode":"B2","documentType":"grant","title":{"original":"Smoking substitute system","english":"Smoking substitute system"},"abstract":{"original":"A smoking substitute system and device comprising a heater apparatus for a heat not burn smoking substitute device, the heater apparatus comprising a solid blade-type heating element adapted for insertion into a consumable for the heat not burn smoking device, wherein the heating element has a multi-sectional cross section comprising at least two sections, each of the sections having a surface normal vector with a direction; and wherein the directions of the surface normal vectors are non-parallel.","english":"A smoking substitute system and device comprising a heater apparatus for a heat not burn smoking substitute device, the heater apparatus comprising a solid blade-type heating element adapted for insertion into a consumable for the heat not burn smoking device, wherein the heating element has a multi-sectional cross section comprising at least two sections, each of the sections having a surface normal vector with a direction; and wherein the directions of the surface normal vectors are non-parallel."},"applicants":["Imperial Tobacco Limited"],"inventors":["Adam RUSSELL","Jason ROEBUCK"],"filingDate":"2022-03-30","publicationDate":"2026-08-04","grantDate":"2026-08-04","verifiedWithOffice":true,"pdfUrl":"https://downloadpatent.com/pdf/US12696931B2.pdf","pages":{"en":"https://downloadpatent.com/patent/US12696931B2","zh-Hant":"https://downloadpatent.com/zh-Hant/patent/US12696931B2","ja":"https://downloadpatent.com/ja/patent/US12696931B2"}}