Disclosed are an anti-icing material with stealth function, a preparation method and use thereof. The anti-icing material with stealth function according to the disclosure includes an electrically insulating and thermally insulating layer, a patterned heating layer, an electrically insulating and thermally conducting layer, and a hydrophobic layer, that are disposed sequentially through stacking, wherein the patterned heating layer has a patterned hollowed-out structure.

An atomization component includes: a matrix; and a heating film. The matrix includes an atomization surface. The heating film is arranged on the atomization surface, and when energized, heats and atomizes an aerosol-generating substrate on the atomization surface. The heating film includes a metal heating layer and an inorganic protection layer that are stacked, the inorganic protection layer being arranged on a surface of the metal heating layer that is away from the matrix. The metal heating layer includes at least two sub-metal layers that are sequentially stacked. Any two adjacent sub-metal layers have different components.

An imaging device according to the present disclosure includes a housing, a lens unit, a heater, an imaging unit, a temperature sensor, and a heater control unit. The lens unit is attached to the housing. The heater is provided in the lens unit. The imaging unit, the temperature sensor, and the heater control unit are housed in the housing. The imaging unit outputs an optical image formed by a light flux transmitted through the lens unit as an image signal. The heater control unit controls the heater in accordance with a temperature detection value by the temperature sensor.

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.

The heater 72 of the heater portion includes the linear portions 78 and the bend portions 77. A resistance value per unit length of the bend portions 77 at least at a temperature within a temperature range of no less than 700° C. and no more than 900° C. is lower than a resistance value per unit length of the linear portions 78.

A cartridge of an electronic vaping device includes a housing extending in a longitudinal direction. The housing includes a sidewall, a transverse wall at the first end of the sidewall, and an inner tube integrally formed with the housing. The sidewall is generally cylindrical and a first end and a second end. The transverse wall includes at least one outlet therein. The inner tube extends in the longitudinal direction. The inner tube is concentrically positioned with respect to the sidewall. The inner tube communicates with the at least one outlet. The cartridge also includes a reservoir between the sidewall and the inner tube. The reservoir is configured to contain a pre-vapor formulation.

A multifunctional assembly having a resistive element a conductive element in electrical communication with the resistive element, the conductive element defining at least one of a plurality of multifunctional zones of the resistive element, wherein the conductive element is configured to direct a flow of electricity across at least one of the plurality of multifunctional zones of the resistive element in a preselected manner.

A cooktop includes a base and an electrically conductive coating applied to the lower surface of the base. The coating is composed of a paint containing electrically conductive particles dispersed in a silicone or polyester-silicone or epoxy-silicone resin. The conductive particles are selected from the group consisting of multi-wall or single-wall carbon nanotubes, graphene, copper metallic particles, nickel metallic particles, or combinations thereof.

The invention relates to a vaporisation device for an electronic inhaler, comprising a vaporiser having a thermally conductive substrate, wherein a plurality of continuous channels extend through the substrate from an inlet side to an outlet side of the substrate, and an electrical resistance heating element. The resistance heating element is arranged on one side of the substrate, consists of a material with higher electrical conductivity than the material of the substrate and has passage openings communicating with the channels of the substrate.

A heating element including a dense substrate and a heating film is disclosed. The dense substrate includes a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. A plurality of micro-pores are arranged in the dense substrate. The micro-pores are through holes, and each of the micro-pores is configured to guide an aerosol-forming medium to the first surface. The heating film is formed on the first surface. A ratio of a thickness of the dense substrate to a pore size of the micro-pore is in a range of 20:1-3:1.