According to the present disclosure, there is provided a susceptor (1) for at least partially embedding within an object (2) during manufacture of a consumable for use with a non-combustible aerosol provision device. The object comprises aerosol-generating material (3). At least a portion of the susceptor has a non-linear cross-sectional shape (4) perpendicular to a length of the susceptor. here is also provided a method of manufacturing a susceptor, a consumable for use with a non-combustible aerosol provision device, a method of manufacturing a consumable, and a non-combustible aerosol provision system.

A method of manufacturing a consumable for use in a non-combustible aerosol provision device which comprises providing a susceptor arrangement (1) comprising first and second susceptor portions (2) and a connector (3) joining the first and second susceptor portions to each other, wherein the first and second susceptor portions are spaced apart from each other by the connector. The method further comprises forming an assembly comprising the susceptor arrangement and aerosol-generating material and dividing the assembly, wherein the dividing comprises dividing the connector and the aerosol-generating material. According to the present disclosure, there is also provided a susceptor arrangement for use in a method of manufacturing a consumable for use with a non-combustible aerosol provision device, an assembly for use in a method of manufacturing a consumable, a consumable for use with a non-combustible aerosol provision device, and non-combustible aerosol provision system.

An induction heating assembly for a vapour generating device comprises includes an induction coil and a heating compartment arranged to receive an induction heatable cartridge. A first electromagnetic shield layer is arranged outward of the induction coil and a second electromagnetic shield layer is arranged outward of the first electromagnetic shield layer. The first and second electromagnetic shield layers differ in one or both of their electrical conductivity and their magnetic permeability.

Induction-heated vessels, and processes for manufacturing induction-heated vessels and vessel components, are provided. The vessels can include a ceramic outer layer and a conductive heating element, which can be provided as a conductive glaze or coating, a conductive inner layer, or a label comprising a conductive element and an RFID tag, to allow the thermal transfer or conduction of heat from the heated surface directly to the contents of the vessel, while the ceramic outer layer of the vessel insulates the contents of the vessel. Also, systems and methods for heating and controlling induction-heated vessels and for tracking loyalty, use, and/or sales using RFID-enabled induction-heated vessels are provided.

Induction-heated vessels, and processes for manufacturing induction-heated vessels and vessel components, are provided. The vessels can include a ceramic outer layer and a conductive heating element, which can be provided as a conductive glaze or coating, a conductive inner layer, or a label comprising a conductive element and an RFID tag, to allow the thermal transfer or conduction of heat from the heated surface directly to the contents of the vessel, while the ceramic outer layer of the vessel insulates the contents of the vessel. Also, systems and methods for heating and controlling induction-heated vessels and for tracking loyalty, use, and/or sales using RFID-enabled induction-heated vessels are provided.

A reservoir component of an electronic vaping device includes an outer housing, an air inlet, a vapor outlet, an air passage communicating with the air inlet and the vapor outlet, and a reservoir. A magnetic, electrically conductive and resistive heater element is located adjacent the air passage. The heater element is configured to be in electrical communication with an alternator of a power supply component. A wick is in communication with the reservoir and is configured to draw pre-vapor formulation from the reservoir toward the heater element. The heater element is configured to heat pre-vapor formulation to a temperature sufficient to vaporize the pre-vapor formulation and form a vapor.

A reservoir component of an electronic vaping device includes an outer housing, an air inlet, a vapor outlet, an air passage communicating with the air inlet and the vapor outlet, and a reservoir. A magnetic, electrically conductive and resistive heater element is located adjacent the air passage. The heater element is configured to be in electrical communication with an alternator of a power supply component. A wick is in communication with the reservoir and is configured to draw pre-vapor formulation from the reservoir toward the heater element. The heater element is configured to heat pre-vapor formulation to a temperature sufficient to vaporize the pre-vapor formulation and form a vapor.

An inductively heatable susceptor for use with an inductively heated aerosol-generating device or system includes an open-porous inductively heatable ceramic material configured to hold an aerosol-forming liquid and configured to heat the aerosol-forming liquid under the influence of an alternating electromagnetic field. A cartridge for use with an aerosol-generating device includes an aerosol-forming liquid and a susceptor. An aerosol-generating device includes a susceptor.

An induction heating assembly for a vapour generating device includes an induction coil, radially inward of which a heating compartment is defined for receiving, in use, a body including a vaporisable substance and an induction heatable susceptor; and a temperature sensor located against a side of the heating compartment on the central longitudinal axis of the induction coil at an end of the heating compartment, wherein the induction coil is arranged to heat, in use, the susceptor, and the temperature sensor is arrange to monitor, in use, a temperature related to heat generated from the susceptor. There is also provided an induction heatable cartridge for use with the induction heating assembly. The cartridge includes a solid vaporisable substance; and an induction heatable susceptor held by the vaporisable substance, the susceptor being planar and having an outwardly facing edge and an inwardly facing edge.

Remote temperature measurement of cookware through a ceramic glass plate using an infrared sensor, taking into account the emissivity of the cookware which is continuously evaluated, and taking into account the temperature of the ceramic glass plate.