Patent ID: 9554598
Date: 2017-01-31
CPC Classifications: A24F,F16L,H05B

Claim:
1. An apparatus comprising: a smokeable material heating chamber constructed and arranged to removably receive smokeable material that is insertable by a user into the smokeable material heating chamber and that is removable from the smokeable material heating chamber by the user after use; an electrical heater configured to heat smokeable material received in use in the smokeable material heating chamber to volatilize at least one component of the smokeable material; a controller configured to control activation of the electrical heater; and a region of insulation having a closed core that is evacuated to a lower pressure than an exterior of the region of insulation, the region of insulation being located between the electrical heater and an exterior of the apparatus such that the electrical heater is outside of the closed core so as to reduce heat loss from the apparatus.