Article for Use with Apparatus for Heating Smokable Material

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APP PUB NO 20170119048A1
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14927537

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Disclosed is an article for use with apparatus for heating smokable material to volatilize at least one component of the smokable material, the article including a malleable container defining a cavity; a mass of smokable material in the cavity; and heating material that is heatable by penetration with a varying magnetic field to heat the smokable material. Also disclosed is a system, including such an apparatus; and an article for use with the apparatus, the article comprising a container defining a cavity, and a mass of smokable material in the cavity; wherein the apparatus comprises a heating zone for receiving at least a portion of the article, and a magnetic field generator for generating a varying magnetic field to be used in heating the smokable material when the portion of the article is in the heating zone. In the system, the container is malleable, or a portion of the container is porous for permitting volatilized material generated by heating the smokable material within the cavity to leave the cavity.

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BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO (INVESTMENTS) LIMITEDLONDON WCR 3LA

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
KAUFMAN, Duane A Hollandale, US 24 539
MILLER, John A Marshall, US 112 2897
PAPROCKI, Benjamin J Cottage Grove, US 41 887
ROBEY, Raymond J Madison, US 26 580

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