A device includes a tube body 110 being filled with water; an induction coil 120 installed at a center inside the tube body 110; and a plurality of heating plates 130, 140 arranged around the induction coil 120. The device further includes a high frequency generator 180 for applying high-frequency power to the induction coil 120 to heat the plurality of heating plates 130, 140, resulting in that the water in the tube body 110 is heated and converted into micro-cluster magnetized water; and a tube 150, positioned between a pair of magnets 160, 170 for causing the micro-cluster magnetized water to pass through an N-pole and an S-pole resulting from the pair of magnets 160, 170, thereby providing it as magnetized water exhibiting a high degree of electric conductivity.

A security tag can prohibit unauthorized usage of a device or product. The device may include an electronic nicotine delivery systems (“ENDS”) device, which may include aerosol delivery devices such as smoking articles that produce aerosol. The security tag can prevent usage until authorized. Attempts at usage without authorization can result in the device being unusable. The authorization may include identity confirmation or age verification.

Provided is an evaporation apparatus configured to form an organic layer made from organic material on a substrate, the apparatus including: a container configured to contain the organic material, at least a portion of which is composed of conductor; a heating coil disposed around the container; a DC power supply; an inverter connected to the DC power supply; a primary coil connected to the inverter; and a secondary coil connected to the heating coil, wherein the primary coil and the secondary coil form a matching transformer.

An aerosol-generating device is provided, including: a heating arrangement including an induction coil, first, second, and third contacts; and a controller, in which the first contact is arranged contacting a proximal end of the induction coil, in which the second contact is arranged contacting a distal end of the induction coil, in which the third contact is arranged contacting the induction coil between the first and the second contacts, in which the first, the second, and the third contacts are electrically connected to the controller, in which the controller is configured to control supply of an alternating electrical current between only a pair of the first, the second, and the third contacts, and in which the first and the second contacts are fixed contacts and the third contact is configured as a movable contact. A method for heating a heating arrangement of an aerosol-generating device is also provided.

An aerosol-generating device is provided, including: at least two heating arrangements, each heating arrangement including a heating coil, first, second, and third contacts, the first contact being arranged contacting a distal end of the heating coil, the second contact being arranged contacting a proximal end of the heating coil, and the third contact being arranged contacting the heating coil between the first and second contacts, and a sliding arrangement, the heating coils being arranged side by side parallel to a longitudinal axis of the device, the sliding arrangement being arranged adjacent the heating coils and configured to slide parallel to the longitudinal axis and parallel to the heating coils, the third contacts being mounted on the sliding arrangement, and an electrical contact point between each third contact and each respective heating coil being adaptable by sliding the sliding arrangement.

A liquid-conveying susceptor assembly is provided for conveying and inductively heating an aerosol-forming liquid under an influence of an alternating magnetic field, the assembly including: an array of inductively heatable longitudinal filaments arranged side by side; and an array of transverse filaments arranged side by side and crossing the longitudinal filaments transverse to a length extension of the longitudinal filaments, in which the transverse filaments only extend along a length portion of the longitudinal filaments such that the assembly further includes at least one grid portion and at least one non-grid portion, in which in the grid portion the transverse filaments and the longitudinal filaments cross each other, in which in the non-grid portion the assembly only includes the longitudinal filaments, but no transverse filaments, and in which length dimension of the non-grid portion is at least 20 percent of a length dimension of the longitudinal filaments.

An aerosol generating device for generating aerosol from an aerosol generating material is disclosed. The aerosol generating device includes a first heating unit and a second heating unit both arranged to heat, but not burn, an aerosol generating material in use. A controller is arranged to control the first and second heating units wherein during the course of a session the controller is arranged to set the first heating unit: (i) a target operating temperature T1 during a time period t1-t2; (ii) a target operating temperature T2 during a time period t2-t3; (iii) a target operating temperature T3 during a time period t3-t6; and (iv) a target operating temperature T4 during a time period t6-t7; wherein temperature T1>T2>T3>T4 and time t0<t1<t2<t3<t4<t5<t6<t7.

An aerosol-generating device may comprise a housing defining at least one internal compartment. The housing may be waterproof. The aerosol-generating device may further comprise a power supply, an electric heater, and/or a haptic feedback device. Each of the power supply, electric heater, and/or haptic feedback device may be positioned within one or more of the at least one internal compartment.

A magnet/electromagnet thermal conditioning blower system including a housing having a fluid inlet. A sleeve shaped support extends within the housing, a plurality of spaced apart magnetic/electromagnetic plates being communicated with the inlet, such that the plates extend radially from said sleeve support. A conductive component is rotatably supported about the sleeve support, the conductive component incorporating a plurality of linearly spaced apart and radially projecting conductive plates which alternate with the axially spaced and radially supported magnetic plates. The magnetic/electromagnetic plates include radially telescoping stem and seat portions for displacing the plates between extended positions which radially overlap with the conductive plates during a thermally conditioning mode thermal in which high frequency oscillating magnetic fields are conducted to the rotating component for outputting as a thermally conditioning fluid flow and inwardly retracted positions relative to the conductive plates during a non-thermally conditioning blower mode.

A fluid thermal conditioning (heating/cooling) system including a housing containing a fluid holding tank and having an inlet pipe and an outlet pipe. A drive shaft rotatably supports either of a conductive plate or a plurality of spaced apart magnetic or electromagnetic plates positioned within the housing. The conductive plate can be reconfigured as an elongated conductive component supported within the housing and including a plurality of individual plates which alternate in arrangement with axially spaced and radially supported magnetic/electromagnetic plates. Upon rotation of the shaft, an oscillating magnetic field is generated for thermally conditioning the fluid.