Patent ID: 11903420
Assignee: ALTRIA CLIENT SERVICES LLC
Field: Other consumer goods (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A  H | IPC A  H

Claim 0:
1. An aerosol-generating system comprising:
a vaporizing unit including,
a proximal end plate,
a pad of liquid retention material,
at least one liquid transfer element, and
at least one heating element, the proximal end plate defining a first portion of a central opening and a plurality of other openings at least partially surrounding the central opening, the pad of liquid retention material parallel with a first side of the proximal end plate, and the pad of liquid retention material defining a second portion of the central opening, the at least one liquid transfer element and the at least one heating element aligned with the central opening;

a first part releasably coupleable to the vaporizing unit; and
a second part releasably coupleable to the vaporizing unit and the first part.