Container having a heater for an aerosol-generating device, and aerosol-generating device

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9986766
APP PUB NO 20170042244A1
SERIAL NO

15306243

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A container for an aerosol-generating substrate is provided, the container including a piercing area, wherein the electrically heated aerosol-generating device has a piercing element configured to pierce the piercing area; a casing; and a cap including the piercing area and a heater, the heater defining the boundary of the piercing area. An electrically heated aerosol-generating device is also provided, including a power supply; a cavity configured to receive a container containing an aerosol-forming substrate, electrical contacts connected to the power supply and configured to couple the power supply to the heater of the container through electrical contacts of the container; and means for piercing the piercing area of the container when the container is received in the cavity. A method of manufacturing a container including an aerosol-generating substrate is also provided.

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PHILIP MORRIS PRODUCTS S ASWITZERLAND ZUG ZUG

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Batista, Rui Nuno Morges, CH 201 1942

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