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A capsule for an aerosol-generating device may include a first heater, a second heater, and a frame sandwiched between the first heater and the second heater. The frame may define open spaces therein and have a rigidity that is adequate to support the first heater and the second heater. The open spaces within the frame may be interconnected and sized for aerosol-permeability and capillary action. A nicotine-containing material, such as tobacco, may be disposed within the capsule.

A capsule for an aerosol-generating device, comprising: a first planar heater; a second planar heater; a frame sandwiched between the first planar heater and the second planar heater, the frame formed of consolidated fibers and configured as an underlying support structure for the capsule; and a cannabinoid-containing material. The frame has a density between 0.454 g/cm³ to 1.361 g/cm³. A porosity of the frame is such that a pressure drop through the frame is in a range of 5 mmH₂O to 200 mmH₂O.

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 non-nicotine pod assembly for a non-nicotine e-vaping device may comprise a first section defining a pod outlet and configured to hold a non-nicotine pre-vapor formulation and a second section connected to the first section. The second section may define a pod inlet. The pod inlet may be fluidic communication with the pod outlet via a flow path. The flow path may include a first diverged portion, a second diverged portion, and a converged portion. The second section may include a heater and a wick, the heater including at least one prong configured to protrude into the wick.

An e-vapor apparatus may include a pod assembly including a pre-vapor formulation compartment, a first electrical connector, a vapor channel traversing the pre-vapor formulation compartment, and a vaporizer, the pre-vapor formulation compartment configured to hold a pre-vapor formulation therein and in fluidic communication with the vaporizer during an operation of the e-vapor apparatus, the first electrical connector including first and second power electrodes, the first power electrode including a first contact portion on an exterior of the first electrical connector and a first extended portion configured to contact an anode portion of the vaporizer, the second power electrode including a second contact portion on the exterior of the first electrical connector and a second extended portion configured to contact a cathode portion of the vaporizer. The e-vapor apparatus may further include a dispensing body including a second electrical connector configured to connect to the first electrical connector.

A method of controlling a hot wire anemometer (HWA) of a non-nicotine e-vaping device includes controlling, by a first PID controller, a level of power applied by the non-nicotine e-vaping device to the HWA based on a temperature of a heated element of the HWA and a temperature setpoint; generating a puff detection signal indicating whether or not a puff is currently occurring with respect to the non-nicotine e-vaping device; and while the puff detection signal indicates that a puff is not currently occurring with respect to the non-nicotine e-vaping device, detecting, by a second PID controller, a change in an ambient temperature of the HWA, and controlling, by the second PID controller, the temperature setpoint such that the temperature setpoint changes in response to the detected change in the ambient temperature of the HWA.

The package includes a base, a primary lid connected to the base, the primary lid and the base defining a primary storage area, and a locking mechanism. The locking mechanism includes a flexible member including a first segment and a second segment that are connected by an elbow, the first segment being connected to the primary lid, a distal end of the second segment including at least one contact structure, the flexible member including at least one first engaging structure between the elbow and a front surface of the at least one contact structure, and a second engaging structure on a first wall of the base. The container includes a receptacle wall cooperating with a peripheral wall to define a receptacle, and a flexible tab projecting from the top wall, the flexible tab including a fixed end adjacent to the top wall and a free end opposite the fixed end.

In an example embodiment, a doser assembly (100) includes a hopper assembly (200) configured to receive plant material, a bracket assembly (300) connected to the hopper assembly (200), and a roller (120) in a hopper opening (200_O) defined by the hopper assembly and extending through the hopper assembly. An interior surface of the hopper assembly may define the hopper opening (200_O). The bracket assembly (300) may include a shaft (318) extending across a portion of the hopper opening (200_O). The roller (120) may be in the portion of the hopper opening (200_O) of the hopper assembly (200), and may extend between a first part (200_P1) and a second part (200_P2) of the interior surface of the hopper assembly (200). The roller (120) may be connected to the shaft (318) and may be configured to rotate with rotation of the shaft (318).

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