Patent ID: 11956879
Assignee: NICOVENTURES TRADING LIMITED
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  A | IPC A  H

Claim 0:
1. An apparatus for heating smokable material to volatilize at least one component of the smokable material, the apparatus comprising:
a thermal insulator comprising:
an inner wall at least partially defining a heating zone for receiving at least a portion of an article comprising smokable material, wherein the inner wall comprises heating material that is heatable by penetration with a varying magnetic field to heat the heating zone;
an outer wall, and
an insulation region bound by the inner wall and the outer wall, wherein the insulation region is evacuated to a lower pressure than an exterior of the insulation region; and

a magnetic field generator for generating a varying magnetic field that penetrates the inner wall in order to heat the inner wall in use.