Systems and methods for dynamically delivering web content are provided herein. A method may include determining behavior analytics of an end user and device related information for a first computing device used by the end user, as well as comparing the behavior analytics, and other contextual information, of an end user and the device related information for the first computing device used by the end user to a contextual vocabulary that includes context segments that define contextual information of a plurality of end users and device related information for computing devices used by the plurality of end users. The method includes generating a context segment path for an end user, the context segment path having a plurality of context segments that have been selected from the contextual vocabulary, and dynamically creating a web page having web content that is selected and formatted based upon the context segment path.

The present disclosure relates to an electronic smoking article that provides for improved aerosol delivery. Particularly, the article comprises one or more microheaters. In various embodiments, the microheaters provide for improved control of vaporization of an aerosol precursor composition and provide for reduced power requirements to achieve consistent aerosolization. The present disclosure further relates to methods of forming an aerosol in a smoking article.

A vaporizing assembly for an aerosol-generating system may comprise a delivery device and a heater assembly. The heater assembly may comprise a heat resistive substrate and a heating element. The delivery device is configured to deliver an aerosol-forming substrate to at least a surface of the heat resistive substrate, wherein the heating element is isolated or separated from the aerosol-forming substrate by the heat resistive substrate. The present disclosure is also directed to a method for generating an aerosol.

A heater assembly for an aerosol-generating system includes a perforated glass substrate and a heater element. The heater element is provided in the glass substrate, on the glass substrate, or both in and on the glass substrate. The heater element includes a plurality of parallel strips between alternating rows of the perforations.

A multilayer printed circuit board (PCB) includes a laminate between a first core and a second core. The first core is located in a middle position of the multi-layer PCB and includes a resistive heating element directly upon a first core substrate. A portion of the resistive heating element protrudes from the multi-layer PCB perimeter. A laminator that fabricates the PCB includes a platen, a power supply, a processor, and memory that has program instructions embodied therewith which are readable by the processor to cause the laminator to position the platen against a surface of the multi-layer PCB and cure the laminate by heating the multi-layer PCB with the platen and cure the laminate by heating the multi-layer PCB with the resistive heating element.

Provided is a heater that is excellent in heat equalizing property even when being narrow in a sweep direction. Also provided are a fixing device, an image-forming device, and a heating device each including such a heater. A heater is configured to heat an object to be heated in such a manner that at least one of the object to be heated and the heater is swept with the heater disposed opposite the object to be heated. The heater includes a base having a rectangular shape and a plurality of heating cells each independently receiving power supply, the heating cells being disposed on the base and arranged in a longitudinal direction of the base. Each of the heating cells includes a plurality of lateral wires extending in substantially parallel with the longitudinal direction of the base and a plurality of oblique wires tilted relative to the lateral wires.

A heater includes a base body, a resistance heating element, and a terminal part. The base body is made of ceramic and is plate shaped including an upper surface on which a wafer is superimposed and a lower surface on an opposite side to the upper surface. The resistance heating element is located inside the base body. The terminal part is electrically connected to the resistance heating element, is at least partially located inside the base body, and is exposed from, the lower surface of the base body to an exterior of the base body. The lower surface of the base body includes an adjacent region which surrounds the terminal part. The adjacent region includes an inclined surface in a portion reaching the terminal part.

A holding device that holds an object on a first surface of a first portion of a plate-shaped member includes a heater pattern formed on a ceramic green sheet and a cover layer covering the heater pattern. A second portion of the plate-shaped member and a heater electrode are manufactured by firing a layered body constituted by a plurality of ceramic green sheets. A second joining portion joins the second portion and a base member. A temperature distribution of a second surface of the second portion is measured while cooling with a cooling mechanism of the base member and supplying power to the heater electrode. Based on a result of the measurement, an electrical resistance of the heater electrode is adjusted by removing a portion of the heater electrode together with the cover layer. A first joining portion joins the second portion and the first portion of the plate-shaped member.

A cartridge for an aerosol-generating system is provided, including: a liquid storage portion including a housing containing a liquid aerosol-forming substrate, the housing having an open end; and a fluid-permeable heater assembly including: an electrical heating element configured to heat the liquid aerosol-forming substrate to form an aerosol, the electrical heating element including a planar filament arrangement having one or more electrically conductive filaments, an electrically insulating substrate including a ceramic material and having a planar attachment face, the filament arrangement disposed in contact with the planar attachment face, and connectors arranged at opposite ends of the electrical heating element and forming two separate electrical contacts configured to apply power to the filament arrangement, the fluid-permeable heater assembly being arranged over the open end of the housing.

A self-limiting heater and method for building the self-limiting heater are disclosed. The self-limiting heater consists of a resistor and a PTC resistor coupled together in series with a power supply. Both resistive devices have good thermal coupling. The resistor has a minimal resistance change over changes in temperature while the resistance of the PTC resistor increases with an increase in temperature. The ohmic resistance ratio between the resistor and the PTC may be used to adjust the heater characteristics and limit the characteristic sharpness.