An aerosol-generating device (100) comprises a first power source (120), an aerosolizer (110) configured to receive power from the first power source and configured to generate aerosol from an aerosol-generating substrate (170), a second power source (130), and a heating circuit (160) configured to receive power from the second power source to heat the first power source.
The invention relates to a method of making a container for consumer goods, the method comprising: - forming a first multi-layer (100), the first multi-layer comprising a first cellulose (30) based layer and a first polymeric layer (31); - folding the first multi-layer (100) to form a package (10) comprising a lid portion and a box portion, the box portion and the lid portion being divided by an opening line, the lid portion being hinged to the box portion, the package defining a housing for the consumer goods, wherein the first multi-layer is so folded that the first polymeric layer is provided on an outer side of the first cellulose based layer; - forming an outer wrapper (101), the outer wrapper comprising a second cellulose (40) based layer and a second polymeric (41) layer; - wherein one of the first polymeric layer (31) and second polymeric layer (41) is a moisture barrier layer and the other of the first polymeric layer (31) and second polymeric layer (41) is a heat sealable layer; - wrapping the package with the outer wrapper (101), the outer wrapper covering, at least in part, the opening line, wherein the wrapping is made so that the second polymeric layer (41) is provided on an inner side of the second cellulose based layer (40); - heating the package and the outer wrapper (101), to seal the outer wrapper on the package (10), forming the container.
B65D 85/10 - Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for compressible or flexible articles rod-shaped or tubular for cigarettes
B65B 19/22 - Wrapping the cigarettes; Packaging the cigarettes in containers formed by folding wrapping material around formers
An aerosol-generating device is provided for heating an aerosol-forming substrate to generate an inhalable aerosol during a usage session, the aerosol-generating device including: control electronics; and an outer lighting array partially or wholly surrounding an inner lighting array, the control electronics being coupled to the outer and inner lighting arrays and are configured to: i) selectively activate one of the outer and inner lighting arrays to generate a first predetermined light emission conveying first data indicative of a state of the aerosol-generating device, and ii) selectively activate the other of the outer and inner lighting arrays to generate a second predetermined light emission conveying second data indicative of a state of the aerosol-generating device, in which the first data and the second data are different from one another.
A method of forming an inhalable powder composition including combining sugar or a sugar alcohol with an active agent and a liquid carrier to form a liquid mixture, and freeze drying the liquid mixture to form crystalline dry composition, and then milling the crystalline dry composition to from crystalline dry powder particles having a particle size of about 5 micrometers or less.
A61K 31/444 - Non-condensed pyridines; Hydrogenated derivatives thereof containing further heterocyclic ring systems containing a six-membered ring with nitrogen as a ring hetero atom, e.g. amrinone
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CONTROL CIRCUITRY FOR AN AEROSOL-GENERATING DEVICE
Control circuitry is provided for an aerosol-generating device having a locked state in prohibiting aerosol delivery and an unlocked state permitting aerosol delivery, the circuitry being configured to: receive user-input authentication information from user interface components, to receive the information during multiple time windows, each corresponding to a respective digit of a sequence of digits forming the information, and to attribute user input received via the components during a time window to the digit corresponding to the time window, perform offline authentication of the device based on the information, determine to transition the device from the locked state to the unlocked state based on a successful result of the offline authentication, and interpret multiple signals arising from repeated user operation of a same user interface component during the time window as a coded input signal defining the digit of the sequence to which the time window corresponds.
An aerosol-generating article (10) comprising a rod (20) comprising an aerosol-generating substrate (22); a filter (30) in axial alignment with the rod (20); a bridging element (40) comprising a first wrapper (42), the first wrapper circumscribing the rod (20) and the filter and securing the filter to the rod; and a cavity (44) located between the rod and the filter, the cavity (44) being partially delimited by the inner surface of the first wrapper (42) in a first portion of the bridging element (40), wherein the first portion of the bridging element has a reflectance factor of 85 percent or higher.
A smoking composition comprises an aerosol-forming substrate and a flavour precursor compound. Upon heating, the precursor compound releases a thiol-containing flavour compound or intermediate that enhances the flavour experience of the aerosol-forming substrate when used in a smoking article. The smoking article may include tobacco and may be configured to heat, but not combust, the tobacco.
An aerosol-generating device is provided for an aerosol-generating article including an aerosol-forming substrate, the aerosol-generating device including: a heater configured to heat an aerosol-forming substrate; an odour inhibition assembly including at least one chamber configured to receive at least one odour inhibition substrate; and a recess configured to receive the aerosol-generating article, the at least one chamber being isolated from the recess such that air is unable to pass from the chamber to the recess through the aerosol-generating device. An aerosol-generating system including the aerosol-generating device and at least one odour inhibition substrate in the at least one chamber is also provided.
A method of operating an aerosol-generating device for generating aerosol from an aerosol-forming substrate during a usage session is provided, the aerosol-generating device including a power supply arranged to supply power to a heater during the usage session, the method including: using control electronics of the aerosol-generating device to associate a puff applied in the usage session with a corresponding target operating temperature for the heater based on a cumulative puff count of the applied puff in the usage session and on a time interval between the applied puff and an earlier puff applied in the usage session, and for the applied puff, control the supply of power from the power supply in order to adjust a temperature of the heater to the target operating temperature associated with the applied puff.
A cartridge for an electrically heatable aerosol-generating system is provided, the system including an aerosol-generating device, the cartridge configured to be used with the device, the device including a device housing defining a cavity to receive the cartridge, an inductor coil around or adjacent to the cavity, and a power supply connected to the coil and to provide a high-frequency oscillating current; the cartridge including: a cartridge housing to engage the device housing and containing an aerosol-forming substrate, the cartridge housing having an external surface, at least part of which is formed by a fluid permeable susceptor element that is electrically isolated from any other electrically conductive components; a first capillary material in the cartridge housing in contact with the susceptor element; and a second capillary material in the cartridge housing in contact with the first material, the first material having a higher thermal decomposition temperature than the second material.
An aerosol-generating device is provided, including: a battery, and a heater configured to heat the battery, in which one or both of the battery and the heater are movably mounted in the aerosol-generating device, such that the battery and the heater are relatively movable towards each other between a near position and a distanced position, the near position being different from the distanced position. An aerosol-generating system including an aerosol-generating article and the aerosol-generating device, and a method for heating a battery in the aerosol-generating device, are also provided.
An electronic device is provided, including: a battery, and a heater configured to heat the battery as a first heating function of the heater, the heater being further configured to perform a second heating function, the first heating function being different from the second heating function, the electronic device being configured to switch between the first and the second heating functions of the heater in dependence on a temperature of the battery, the electronic device being an aerosol-generating device, and in which heating an aerosol-forming substrate is the second heating function. An aerosol-generating system including an aerosol-generating article and the electronic device, and a method for operating the electronic device, are also provided.
H01M 10/48 - Accumulators combined with arrangements for measuring, testing or indicating the condition of cells, e.g. the level or density of the electrolyte
H01M 10/46 - Accumulators structurally combined with charging apparatus
There is provided an inhaler article (10) having an upstream end (1) and a downstream end (2). The inhaler article comprises an upstream section (3) which comprises an end plug (5). The inhaler article comprises a downstream section (4) located downstream of the upstream section and spaced apart from the upstream section. The downstream section comprises a filter segment (6). The resistance to draw per unit length of the filter segment is greater than 0 millimetres of water per millimetre and less than about 3 millimetres of water per millimetre. The inhaler article comprises a cavity (7) defined between the upstream and downstream sections, and configured to be in fluid communication with the exterior of the article. The inhaler article comprises a capsule (9) containing an inhalable material, and located in the cavity. There is also provided an inhaler system (100) comprising such an inhaler article and a holder (120).
An aerosol-generating device is provided for generating an aerosol during a usage session, the aerosol-generating device including: an indicator system; a motion detector; and a controller; the motion detection unit being configured to detect movement of the device and to identify a first gesture and a second gesture different from the first gesture, in which, in response to the first gesture being identified by the motion detector, the controller is configured to control the indicator system to output a user detectable indication indicative of progress of the usage session, and in which, in response to the second gesture being identified by the motion detector, the controller is further configured to control the indicator system to output a user detectable indication indicative of the number of usage sessions available.
A method of controlling aerosol production in an aerosol-generating device is provided, the device including: a heater including a heating element to heat an aerosol-forming substrate, and a power source to provide power to the element, the method including: providing power to the element; and controlling the power provided such that in a first phase, the power is provided to the element such that a temperature of the element increases from an initial temperature to a first target temperature, in a second phase, the power is provided such that the temperature reduces to a second target temperature lower than the first temperature, and in a third phase, the power is provided such that the temperature increases to a third temperature, the first phase being ended in response to the element reaching the first target temperature or at a predetermined time following the element reaching the first target temperature.
An aerosol-generating device for heating an aerosol-forming substrate to form an inhalable aerosol when heated, the device including: a cavity configured to removably receive at least a portion of an article, including the substrate to be heated; an electrical heating arrangement including an electronic circuitry and a heating element operatively coupled to the electronic circuitry configured to heat the substrate when the article is received in the cavity; and a controller including a temperature sensor configured to output a signal indicative of a temperature or a temperature increase of at least one portion of the electronic circuitry during operation of the heating arrangement, the controller being configured to detect a presence, absence, or displacement of the article in the cavity in response to the signal indicating that the temperature or the temperature increase has breached a predefined temperature threshold or a predefined temperature increase threshold, respectively.
An aerosol-generating device (102) comprising a controller comprising one or more processors. The controller (128) is configured to provide an unlockable feature, transmit an unlock request to a server to unlock the unlockable feature, receive an unlock grant from the server in response to the transmitted unlock request, and unlock the unlockable feature in response to reception of the unlock grant.
A method comprising maintaining a database of user accounts and aerosol-generating devices associated with the user accounts. The method further comprises receiving an unlock request from a present aerosol-generating device to unlock an unlockable feature of the present aerosol-generating device. The unlock request comprises unique user-identification information identifying a present user account to be associated with the present aerosol-generating device. The method further comprises determining whether the present aerosol-generating device is already associated with any user accounts in the database, transmitting an unlock grant to the present aerosol-generating device to unlock the unlockable feature in response to determination that the present aerosol-generating device is not already associated with any user accounts in the database, and updating the database to associate the present user account with the present aerosol-generating device in response to determination that the present aerosol-generating device is not already associated with any user accounts in the database.
An aerosol-generating article is provided for an inductively heatable aerosol-generating device, the article including a liquid reservoir to store aerosol-forming liquid; and a liquid-conveying susceptor assembly to convey the aerosol-forming liquid into a region outside the liquid reservoir and for inductively heating the aerosol-forming liquid under an influence of an alternating magnetic field to generate an aerosol, the assembly including a filament bundle of inductively heatable filaments including first and second soaking sections and an intermediate section therebetween, the soaking sections being arranged at least partially in the liquid reservoir and the intermediate section being arranged outside the liquid reservoir, the filaments being parallel to each other along the intermediate section, and the soaking sections differing from each other in at least one of a number of fibers therein, a surface property of the filaments therein, or a length thereof
A method of operating an aerosol-generating device is provided, the device including a power supply to supply power to generate the aerosol, and a controller, the method including: monitoring a parameter indicative of aerosol generation during operation of the device; and analysing the monitored parameter to identify a user puff defined by a puff start and end, the analysing including calculating first and second characteristics of the monitored parameter, and analysing the first and the second characteristics to determine the puff start and end, the parameter indicative of aerosol generation representing power supplied by the power supply, the first and the second characteristics respectively being a first and a second moving average value of the monitored parameter computed on a first and a second time window having a first and a second time window duration, the second time window duration being different from the first time window duration.
A reinforced heat source (4) for an aerosol-generating article (2), the reinforced heat source comprising: a blind combustible heat source (38) having a length L; and a non-combustible support (40) embedded in the combustible heat source, wherein the non-combustible support does not protrude outwardly from the combustible heat source.
An aerosol-generating device is provided, including: a near-field communication device configured to communicate with an external device, the near-field communication device being configured to store a message including a list of records, the list including a first record associated with a first operation to be executed by the external device and a second record associated with a second operation to be executed by the external device, the first operation being different from the second operation; and a controller configured to monitor a state of the aerosol-generating device, and in response to detecting a predetermined state of the aerosol-generating device, configure the list of records to define an order of the first record and the second record in the list.
A method for enhancing hardness of a filter for a smoking article includes disposing a plug wrap about filter material; and applying a hardness-enhancing coating composition to the plug wrap after the plug wrap has been disposed about the filter material to enhance the hardness of the filter.
An aerosol-forming substrate is provided for use with an inductive heating device, including: a solid material to release volatile compounds to form an aerosol upon heating of the substrate, a first susceptor material to heat the substrate and having a first Curie-temperature and being arranged in thermal proximity of the solid material, and a second susceptor material having a second Curie-temperature and being arranged in thermal proximity of the solid material, the first Curie-temperature being lower than the second Curie-temperature, and the second Curie-temperature defining a maximum heating temperature of the first and second materials, the first and second materials being arranged in heaped formation at different locations within the substrate, one of the first and second susceptor materials being arranged in a central region of the substrate and the respective other one of the first and second susceptor materials is arranged in peripheral regions of the substrate.
A method of applying a coating to an aerosol generating assembly (1). The method comprises the steps of: providing an aerosol generating assembly (1) comprising a combustible heat source (2), an aerosol forming substrate (3), and a wrapper (4) joining the combustible heat source (2) and the aerosol forming substrate (3), the combustible heat source (2) having a downstream portion (22) circumscribed by the wrapper, and an upstream portion (21) not circumscribed by the wrapper; and applying, in a first application step, a coating formulation (6) from at least one applicator head (10, 14) onto the upstream portion (21) while rotating the aerosol generating assembly (1) about its longitudinal axis (9).
A system is provided, including: an aerosol-generating device arranged to interact with a tobacco stick and/or comprising a charging device associated with an aerosol-generating device, in which the aerosol-generating device and/or the charging device include at least one light emitter, a controller to adjust at least one visual characteristic of light emitted by the at least one light emitter based on a local time retrieved from a timer, and a communication interface to exchange data with a mobile terminal, the data including instructions for adjusting the at least one visual characteristic; and the mobile terminal to display a user interface for inputting the instructions, in which the instructions include a time setting, and in which the user interface includes a first user interface element for inputting the time setting.
Anatabine powder compositions include a sugar or adhesion reducing compound and are suitable for inhalation and methods of forming the same. Sugar and an anatabine compound may be spray dried to form a dry anatabine powder composition. The anatabine powder may have a particle size of about 20 micrometres or less, 10 micrometres or less, or from about 1 to about 4 micrometres, measured as mass medium aerodynamic diameter. A powder may include a plurality of particles comprising an anatabine compound and a sugar or adhesion reducing compound and the plurality of particles have a particle size of about 20 micrometres to about 200 micrometres, measured as mass medium aerodynamic diameter.
An aerosol-generating device is provided for generating an aerosol from an aerosol- forming substrate during a usage session including at least four sequential phases, the device including: a light emitting indicator being configured to display any one of at least four different indication modes during the usage session; and a controller to control the indicator to display any one of the modes to indicate progress of the usage session, in which any or each of the phases has a maximum phase duration determined by a timer, in which the device is configured such that the usage session has a maximum usage session duration determined by the timer, and to record at least one user interaction parameter during the usage session, a phase duration of any, or each, of the phases having a duration less than the maximum phase duration if a value of the parameter reaches a predetermined threshold.
An aerosol-generating device is provided, including: a storage portion to store an aerosol-forming substrate and having an outer housing and an internal passageway, the storage portion forming a reservoir for the substrate between the outer housing and the internal passageway; a vaporizer being at least partially inside the internal passageway; and a porous interface at least partially lining the internal passageway to convey the substrate from the storage portion towards the vaporizer, the device being electrically operated and the vaporizer including an electric heater to heat the substrate, the heater including first and second cylindrical electrical connection portions, and a cylindrical heating filament between the first and the second portions, the first and the second portions being in the form of hollow tubes, the cylindrical shape of the first and the second portions and the filament defining a cylindrical bore with an air flow route therethrough.
An aerosol-generating device is provided, including: a heating arrangement including an induction coil, first, second, and third contacts; and a controller, in which the first contact is arranged contacting a proximal end of the induction coil, in which the second contact is arranged contacting a distal end of the induction coil, in which the third contact is arranged contacting the induction coil between the first and the second contacts, in which the first, the second, and the third contacts are electrically connected to the controller, in which the controller is configured to control supply of an alternating electrical current between only a pair of the first, the second, and the third contacts, and in which the first and the second contacts are fixed contacts and the third contact is configured as a movable contact. A method for heating a heating arrangement of an aerosol-generating device is also provided.
A liquid-conveying susceptor assembly is provided for conveying and inductively heating an aerosol-forming liquid under an influence of an alternating magnetic field, the assembly including: an array of inductively heatable longitudinal filaments arranged side by side; and an array of transverse filaments arranged side by side and crossing the longitudinal filaments transverse to a length extension of the longitudinal filaments, in which the transverse filaments only extend along a length portion of the longitudinal filaments such that the assembly further includes at least one grid portion and at least one non-grid portion, in which in the grid portion the transverse filaments and the longitudinal filaments cross each other, in which in the non-grid portion the assembly only includes the longitudinal filaments, but no transverse filaments, and in which length dimension of the non-grid portion is at least 20 percent of a length dimension of the longitudinal filaments.
An apparatus includes (i) a test chamber having an inlet and an outlet; (ii) an introduction system configured to introduce a test pollutant into the test chamber such that the test pollutant is entrained in air flowing from the inlet to the outlet; (iii) a support configured to retain the test article, wherein the support defines a passageway downstream of a location of the test article such that air flowing from the inlet to the outlet passes through the filter medium prior to entering the passageway; (iv) an air flow apparatus configured to draw air from within the test chamber through the passageway and the outlet; and (v) a respiratory conditions simulation system configured to simulate an aspect of respiration, an external environment simulation system configured to simulate an aspect of an external environment, or both the respiratory conditions simulation system and the external environment simulation system.
An aerosol-generating device is provided, including: an elongate housing having a distal end and a proximal end and being configured to receive an aerosol-generating article, the elongate housing defining a heating chamber having an open end at the proximal end of the aerosol-generating device, the heating chamber being configured for insertion of an aerosol-generating article, in which during consumption the proximal end of the aerosol-generating device points towards a consumer, in which the proximal end of the aerosol-generating device includes a visual feedback means, and in which the visual feedback means surrounds the aerosol generating article, when received in the aerosol-generating device. An aerosol-generating system, and a method of operating an aerosol-generating system, are also provided.
A compound of Formula I and formulations including such a compound may be used for the reduction of infestation with ectoparasites, in particular ectoparasites of the insect class, including fleas and mosquitoes, and/or ectoparasites of the arachnid class, including ticks and mites, etc. Methods for controlling ectoparasites and/or formulations including such compounds may include use as a repellent, and/or application to a mammal, e.g., a human, dog, cat, cattle, horse, or sheep, or to an object or a fabric. The form may be a topical formulation, a shampoo composition, a cleansing composition, or a treatment composition, preferably a lotion, cream, ointment, gel, foam, patch, powder, solid, sponge, tape, vapor, paste, tincture, or spray.
A01N 43/90 - Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators containing heterocyclic compounds having two or more relevant hetero rings, condensed among themselves or with a common carbocyclic ring system
C07D 401/12 - Heterocyclic compounds containing two or more hetero rings, having nitrogen atoms as the only ring hetero atoms, at least one ring being a six-membered ring with only one nitrogen atom containing two hetero rings linked by a chain containing hetero atoms as chain links
C07D 401/04 - Heterocyclic compounds containing two or more hetero rings, having nitrogen atoms as the only ring hetero atoms, at least one ring being a six-membered ring with only one nitrogen atom containing two hetero rings directly linked by a ring-member-to-ring- member bond
C07D 401/14 - Heterocyclic compounds containing two or more hetero rings, having nitrogen atoms as the only ring hetero atoms, at least one ring being a six-membered ring with only one nitrogen atom containing three or more hetero rings
A01N 43/40 - Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators containing heterocyclic compounds having rings with one nitrogen atom as the only ring hetero atom six-membered rings
C07D 453/06 - Heterocyclic compounds containing quinuclidine or iso-quinuclidine ring systems, e.g. quinine alkaloids containing iso-quinuclidine ring systems
An identification component for an aerosol-generating device is provided, the identification component including: a ring shaped body; a customizable surface; and connector for reversibly connecting the identification component to the aerosol-generating device, in which the identification component is a ring-shaped component that is configured to be mounted at an open end of a heating chamber of the aerosol-generating device. An aerosol-generating device including a reversibly connectable identification component is also provided. A system including the aerosol-generating device and a removal tool is also provided.
An aerosol-generating device is provided, including: at least two heating arrangements, each heating arrangement including a heating coil, first, second, and third contacts, the first contact being arranged contacting a distal end of the heating coil, the second contact being arranged contacting a proximal end of the heating coil, and the third contact being arranged contacting the heating coil between the first and second contacts, and a sliding arrangement, the heating coils being arranged side by side parallel to a longitudinal axis of the device, the sliding arrangement being arranged adjacent the heating coils and configured to slide parallel to the longitudinal axis and parallel to the heating coils, the third contacts being mounted on the sliding arrangement, and an electrical contact point between each third contact and each respective heating coil being adaptable by sliding the sliding arrangement.
An aerosol-generating article for providing an electrical stimulation to a user is provided, including an aerosol-forming substrate; first and second electrodes; and first and second tipping papers, the first electrode being disposed at a first position of the substrate to provide a first electrical contact to the user, the second electrode being disposed at a second position at a front face of the substrate to provide a second electrical contact to the user, the second position being different from the first position to provide an electrical potential between the first and the second electrodes and to provide an electrical stimulation to the user, the first electrode being accessible for a first region of the mouth that is a first area on a tongue of the user, and the second electrode being accessible for a second region of the mouth of the user that is different from the first region.
An aerosol-generating device configured to receive an aerosol-generating article is provided, including: an elongate housing having a distal end and a proximal end; a light source; and a controller configured to control the light source, in which, in use, the proximal end of the housing points towards a consumer, in which the proximal end of the housing includes an illumination portion made from translucent material, in which the light source is optically coupled to the illumination portion, and in which the illumination portion is configured to surround the aerosol-generating device in use. An aerosol-generating system including the aerosol-generating device and an aerosol-generating article is also provided. A method of operating the aerosol-generating system is also provided.
A display is provided for an aerosol-generating device, the display including: a notification window; and a nano-photonic material extending over a front surface of the notification window, the nano-photonic material being configured to, in response to a light wave comprising at least one predetermined wavelength backlighting the notification window and being incident on the nano-photonic material, increase an amplitude of the at least one predetermined wavelength and emit therefrom a light wave comprising the at least one predetermined wavelength with the increased amplitude. An aerosol-generating device including the display is also provided.
An aerosol-generating article is provided for an aerosol-generating device, the aerosol-generating article including: a liquid reservoir including a reservoir outlet and being configured to store an aerosol-forming liquid; a sealing member reversibly transferrable between an open configuration and a closed configuration so as to open or sealingly close the reservoir outlet, respectively; and an actuator member operatively coupled to the sealing member and being configured to transfer the sealing member at least from the closed configuration into the open configuration, in which the actuator member is a thermally driven actuator member comprising a bi-metal, and in which the sealing member is displaceable or deformable between the closed configuration and the open configuration.
F16J 15/3284 - Sealings between relatively-moving surfaces with elastic sealings, e.g. O-rings characterised by their structure; Selection of materials
H01F 7/08 - Electromagnets; Actuators including electromagnets with armatures
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SUSCEPTOR ASSEMBLY COMPRISING ONE OR MORE COMPOSITE SUSCEPTOR PARTICLES
A susceptor assembly is provided for inductively heating an aerosol-forming substrate under an influence of an alternating magnetic field, the susceptor assembly including: one or more composite susceptor particles, each one of the one or more composite susceptor particles including a particle core and a particle shell entirely encapsulating the particle core, in which the particle core includes or is made of a ferromagnetic or ferrimagnetic core material having a relative magnetic permeability of at least 200 for frequencies up to 10 kHz at a temperature of 20 degrees Celsius, and in which the particle shell includes or is made of an electrically conductive shell material. An aerosol-generating article for an inductively heating aerosol-generating device, and an aerosol-generating system including an aerosol-generating article, are also provided.
An aerosol-generating device for generating an aerosol by inductive heating of an aerosol-forming substrate is provided, the device including: a device housing including a cavity to removably receive the substrate; an inductive heating arrangement including an induction coil to generate a varying magnetic field within the cavity and being arranged around at least a portion of the cavity; and a flux concentrator arranged around at least a portion of the coil and being configured to distort the field of the arrangement towards the cavity, the flux concentrator including a multi-layer flux concentrator foil having a magnetic layer laminated with at least a first support layer, the magnetic layer including a plurality of separated fragments of a soft magnetic alloy and being arranged in a pattern including a plurality of crack centers, and a plurality of cracks spread radially outwards from each crack center in a web-shaped pattern.
An aerosol-generating device is provided, including: a heating arrangement including an induction coil, a first sliding arrangement including a first contact, the first sliding arrangement being arranged adjacent to the induction coil of the heating arrangement and being configured to slide parallel to a longitudinal axis of the induction coil, and the first contact being mounted on the first sliding arrangement and being arranged to contact the induction coil; and a second sliding arrangement including a second contact, the second sliding arrangement being arranged adjacent to the induction coil of the heating arrangement and being configured to slide parallel to a longitudinal axis of the induction coil, and the second contact being mounted on the second sliding arrangement and being arranged to contact the induction coil, in which alternating current is supplied to the induction coil between the first contact and the second contact.
A non-tobacco oral nicotine pouch composition is provided, including water in an amount of at least 15% by weight of the pouch composition; nicotine; and at least one sugar alcohol, the pouch composition being free of humectants consisting of alginate, propylene glycol, hydroxypropyl cellulose, and glycerol. An oral pouched nicotine product is also provided, including a saliva-permeable pouch and the non-tobacco oral nicotine pouch composition enclosed in the saliva-permeable pouch.
A24B 15/16 - Chemical features of tobacco products or tobacco substitutes of tobacco substitutes
A24B 15/24 - Treatment of tobacco products or tobacco substitutes by extraction; Tobacco extracts
A24B 15/30 - Treatment of tobacco products or tobacco substitutes by chemical substances by organic substances
A24B 15/40 - Treatment of tobacco products or tobacco substitutes by chemical substances by organic substances containing a heterocyclic ring having only oxygen or sulfur as hetero-atoms
A24B 15/32 - Treatment of tobacco products or tobacco substitutes by chemical substances by organic substances by acyclic compounds
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AEROSOL-GENERATING DEVICE PROVIDING HAPTIC FEEDBACK OF PROGRESS THROUGH A USAGE SESSION
An aerosol-generating device is provided for generating an aerosol during a usage session progressing through sequential phases between a usage session start and stop, the device including: a timer; a haptic output device; a controller; and an accelerometer, the controller controlling progress of the session through the phases in response to timing signals from the timer and to signals representative of a monitored user interaction parameter, the accelerometer detecting movement of the device associated with a predetermined gesture and to send a signal to the controller, the signal provided by the accelerometer being analysed to determine if the detected gesture indicates a usage session progress query and, if so, the controller determines a current phase of the session and sends a signal to the haptic output device to emit an indication of the progress of the session
A vaporizer device is provided, including: a cartridge including a reservoir, the reservoir being configured to hold a vaporizable substance; a wick element located within the cartridge and including a susceptor material in a form of a tube, the wick element being configured to contact the vaporizable substance located in the cartridge; and an induction heating element, disposed around at least a portion of the cartridge, the wick element being at least partially surrounded by the induction heating element, and the wick element being further configured to heat the vaporizable substance based on induction heating of the wick element by the induction heating element.
A cartridge is provided for an aerosol-generating system, the aerosol-generating system including an aerosol-generating device, the cartridge configured to be used with the device, the aerosol-generating device including: a device housing, an inductor coil positioned on or within the housing, and a power supply connected to the inductor coil and configured to provide a high-frequency oscillating current to the inductor coil; and the cartridge including: a cartridge housing containing an aerosol-forming substrate and a fluid-permeable susceptor element positioned to heat the aerosol-forming substrate, the aerosol-forming substrate being a liquid at room temperature and being configured to form a meniscus across a surface of the fluid-permeable susceptor element, and a mouthpiece portion having an outlet through which aerosol generated by the system can be drawn into a user's mouth.
The invention relates to a shisha device comprising: a cavity configured for receiving a capsule comprising aerosol-forming substrate; and a trough in fluid communication with the cavity.
An aerosol-generating article has a longitudinal extension and includes aerosol-generating substrate extending along the longitudinal extension and susceptor material extending along the longitudinal extension. The aerosol-forming substrate and the susceptor material form an extrudate having a same cross-sectional shape along a length of the extrudate. Additionally, an aerosol-generating device includes a device housing comprising a support element extending from a proximal end of the device housing. The support element is adapted for receiving an aerosol-generating article including aerosol-forming substrate and susceptor material. A mouthpiece of the device includes a cavity to accommodate the support element including aerosol-generating article mounted on the support element. An inductor may be inductively coupled to the susceptor material of the aerosol-generating article during use.
There is described herein a plant cell (i) a polynucleotide comprising, consisting or consisting essentially of a sequence having at least 60% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 1 (NtSULTR3;1A-S), SEQ ID NO: 3 (NtSULTR3;1A-T), SEQ ID NO: 5 (NtSULTR3;1B-S), SEQ ID NO: 7 (NtSULTR3;1B-T), SEQ ID NO: 15 (NtSULTR3;3-T), SEQ ID NO: 17 (NtSULTR3;4A-S), SEQ ID NO: 19 (NtSULTR3;4A-T) or SEQ ID NO: 23 (NtSULTR3;4B-T); (ii) a polypeptide encoded by the polynucleotide set forth in (i); (iii) a polypeptide comprising, consisting or consisting essentially of a sequence having at least 87% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 2 (NtSULTR3;1A-S) or at least 87% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 4 (NtSULTR3;1A-T) or at least 87% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 6 (NtSULTR3;1B-S), or at least 88% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 8 (NtSULTR3;1B-T), or at least 70% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 16 (NtSULTR3;3-T), or at least 84% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 18 (NtSULTR3;4A-S) or at least 79% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 20 (NtSULTR3;4A-T); or at least 87% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 24 (NtSULTR3;4B-T); or (iv) a construct, vector or expression vector comprising the isolated polynucleotide set forth in (i), wherein said plant cell comprises at least one modification which modulates (a) the expression or activity of the polynucleotide or (b) the expression or activity of the polynucleotide the polypeptide, as compared to a control plant cell in which the expression or activity of the polynucleotide or polypeptide has not been modified.
The present invention relates to A method to detect a specific chemical substance in an environment, the method comprising:—providing a sensing layer adapted to sense the specific chemical substance;—providing a substrate layer, the substrate layer comprising a single-use wireless transmitter;—attaching the sensing layer to the substrate layer so as to form a sensing module;—detecting the amount of the specific chemical substance in the environment by means of the sensing layer;—if the amount of the specific chemical substance is above or below a first threshold, sending data representative of the sensed specific chemical substance to a receiving device using the wireless transmitter. The invention also relates to a sensing module and a kit to measure the specific chemical substance.
The invention relates to a drum conveyor defining a drum rotational axis and an outer peripheral surface, the drum conveyor comprising: o a first seat and a second seat, each of the first seat and second seat being adapted to transport a rod-shaped article, the first seat and the second seat being located at the outer peripheral surface of the drum conveyor; o a first shaft and a second shaft, wherein the first shaft defines a first shaft longitudinal axis and the second shaft defines a second shaft longitudinal axis, the first shaft longitudinal axis and the second shaft longitudinal axis being substantially perpendicular to the drum rotational axis, the first seat being attached to the first shaft and the second seat being attached to the second shaft, so that a rotation of the first shaft around the first shaft longitudinal axis and of the second shaft around the second shaft longitudinal axis cause the first seat and the second seat to rotate; o a pusher coupled with the first shaft and the second shaft by mechanical coupling, the pusher being adapted to linearly move along a pusher direction and engage with the first shaft and second shaft while moving; o an actuator adapted to move the pusher along the pusher direction while the drum conveyor rotates around the drum rotational axis so as to rotate the first shaft and the second shaft and the attached first seat and second seat at the same time. The invention also relates to a method to rotate rod-shaped articles.
A cartridge for an electrically operated aerosol-generating system is provided, the cartridge including: a liquid storage portion including a housing holding a liquid aerosol-forming substrate, the housing having an opening; and a fluid-permeable heater assembly including a plurality of electrically conductive filaments, the fluid-permeable heater assembly being fixed to the housing and extending across the opening of the housing. An aerosol-generating system, and a method of manufacture of a cartridge for an electrically operated aerosol-generating system, are also provided.
A61M 11/04 - Sprayers or atomisers specially adapted for therapeutic purposes operated by the vapour pressure of the liquid to be sprayed or atomised
A61M 11/00 - Sprayers or atomisers specially adapted for therapeutic purposes
H05B 3/34 - Heating elements having extended surface area substantially in a two-dimensional plane, e.g. plate-heater flexible, e.g. heating nets or webs
A61M 15/06 - Inhaling appliances shaped like cigars, cigarettes or pipes
A24F 40/42 - Cartridges or containers for inhalable precursors
B32B 3/26 - Layered products essentially comprising a layer with external or internal discontinuities or unevennesses, or a layer of non-planar form; Layered products essentially having particular features of form characterised by a layer with cavities or internal voids
B32B 5/02 - Layered products characterised by the non-homogeneity or physical structure of a layer characterised by structural features of a layer comprising fibres or filaments
B32B 27/06 - Layered products essentially comprising synthetic resin as the main or only constituent of a layer next to another layer of a specific substance
B32B 27/12 - Layered products essentially comprising synthetic resin next to a fibrous or filamentary layer
B32B 27/28 - Layered products essentially comprising synthetic resin comprising copolymers of synthetic resins not wholly covered by any one of the following subgroups
H05B 3/14 - Heating elements characterised by the composition or nature of the materials or by the arrangement of the conductor characterised by the composition or nature of the conductive material the material being non-metallic
62.
DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR SENSING TEMPERATURE IN INDUCTION HEATING SYSTEMS
A system for sensing temperature in a vaporizer device is provided, the system including: an induction element; a susceptor element; and a temperature sensor circuit in thermal contact with the susceptor element, the temperature sensor circuit including a capacitor and an inductor, a resonant frequency of the temperature sensor circuit changes based on a temperature of the susceptor element, the induction element is electromagnetically coupled to the temperature sensor, the induction element includes an induction heating element configured to create a first magnetic field around the susceptor element, and the susceptor element generates heat based on the first magnetic field.
A24F 40/65 - Devices with integrated communication means, e.g. Wi-Fi
G01K 1/024 - Means for indicating or recording specially adapted for thermometers for remote indication
G01K 7/32 - Measuring temperature based on the use of electric or magnetic elements directly sensitive to heat using change of resonant frequency of a crystal
G01K 7/34 - Measuring temperature based on the use of electric or magnetic elements directly sensitive to heat using capacitative elements
H02J 50/12 - Circuit arrangements or systems for wireless supply or distribution of electric power using inductive coupling of the resonant type
63.
LIQUID-CONVEYING SUSCEPTOR ASSEMBLY FOR CONVEYING AND INDUCTIVELY HEATING AN AEROSOL-FORMING LIQUID
A liquid-conveying susceptor assembly is provided for conveying and inductively heating an aerosol-forming liquid under an influence of an alternating magnetic field, the susceptor assembly including a filament bundle, the filament bundle including at least a plurality of first filaments including a first susceptor material, in which along at least a parallel-bundle portion of the filament bundle the plurality of first filaments are arranged parallel to each other. An inductive heating assembly for conveying and inductively heating an aerosol-forming liquid is also provided. An aerosol-generating article for an inductively heatable aerosol-generating device is also provided. And, an aerosol-generating system including an inductively heatable aerosol-generating device and an aerosol-generating article for the aerosol-generating device is also provided.
An air filtering shelter 100 comprising a shelter frame 110 comprising a plurality of frame members 112 defining a sheltered area 102. Filter media 120 extends across the plurality of frame members 112, where the filter media 120 is disposed over the sheltered area 102. An airflow guide 130 extends across the plurality of frame members 112 between the sheltered area 102 and the filter media 120. The airflow guide 130 is impermeable and the filter media 120 and the airflow guide 130 define an airflow channel 125 between them. An airflow generator 140-1 is coupled to the shelter frame 110. The airflow generator 140-1 has an inlet 142 in the airflow channel 125 and an outlet 144 in the sheltered area 102.
F24F 8/108 - Treatment, e.g. purification, of air supplied to human living or working spaces otherwise than by heating, cooling, humidifying or drying by separation, e.g. by filtering using dry filter elements
F24F 8/22 - Treatment, e.g. purification, of air supplied to human living or working spaces otherwise than by heating, cooling, humidifying or drying by sterilisation using UV light
The invention relates to a system to detect a first gas, the system comprising: a mattress assembly defining a support surface including: o a first array of gas sensors, each gas sensor of the first array being adapted to measure an amount of a first gas in the surrounding of a portion of the support surface and adapted to output data indicative of the measured amount of the first gas, so that the amount of the first gas in a first array of surface portions of the support surface is sensed over time; and o a transmitter adapted to send a signal to an external device containing data indicative of the measured amount of the first gas. The invention relates also to a method to detect the first gas.
The invention relates to a method for manufacturing an inhaler article, the inhaler article comprising a body, a capsule cavity holding a capsule, a mouthpiece element and a deformable tubular element having an open distal end, the method comprising pre-treating the distal end of the deformable tubular element to obtain a pre-treated portion with reduced structural stability, and folding the pre-treated portion inwards by at least 90 degrees to at least partially close the distal end. The invention relates also to a device for manufacturing an inhaler article and to an inhaler article obtainable by the device.
The invention relates to a method for treating tobacco material, the method comprising: o fermenting the tobacco material to obtain treated tobacco material, including: #incubating the tobacco material under anaerobic conditions; #applying a pressure to the tobacco material comprised between 1000 kilograms per square meter and 4000 kilograms per square meter; #keeping the moisture content of the tobacco material comprised between 25 percent in weight and 40 percent in weight of the total weight of the tobacco material; o wherein the fermenting lasts at least one month.
Moisture regulating composition comprising: 20-60 weight percent on total dry weight basis of at least one Metal-organic framework compound and 80-40 weight percent on total dry weight basis of at least one binder material.
B01J 20/22 - Solid sorbent compositions or filter aid compositions; Sorbents for chromatography; Processes for preparing, regenerating or reactivating thereof comprising organic material
B01J 20/24 - Naturally occurring macromolecular compounds, e.g. humic acids or their derivatives
B01J 20/28 - Solid sorbent compositions or filter aid compositions; Sorbents for chromatography; Processes for preparing, regenerating or reactivating thereof characterised by their form or physical properties
B65D 81/26 - Adaptations for preventing deterioration or decay of contents; Applications to the container or packaging material of food preservatives, fungicides, pesticides or animal repellants with provision for draining away, or absorbing, fluids, e.g. exuded by contents; Applications of corrosion inhibitors or desiccators
An aerosol-generating rod segment is provided, including: a rod-shaped susceptor casing; and an aerosol-forming gel contained in the rod-shaped susceptor casing, in which the rod-shaped susceptor casing includes a bottom, a side wall, and an opening arranged opposite the bottom, in which the aerosol-forming gel is retained inside the rod-shaped susceptor casing in axial direction of the aerosol-generating rod segment by at least one positive locking means, in which the side wall of the rod-shaped susceptor casing is corrugated, in which at least one of the at least one positive locking means is an inwardly directed seam of the rod-shaped susceptor casing arranged adjacent to an end section of the rod-shaped susceptor casing, the end section being arranged opposite the bottom of the rod-shaped susceptor casing, and in which the inwardly directed seam is formed by an inwardly bent end portion of the side wall of the rod-shaped susceptor casing.
An aerosol-generating article for an aerosol-generating device is provided, the article including: an open-ended hollow-cylindrical reservoir body including a tubular outer wall and an inner partition wall extending between two opposing inner portions of the outer wall so as to partition an inner void of the body into first and second compartments, which are laterally arranged adjacent to each other along a longitudinal axis of the body; a first end cap attached to a first end of the body that sealingly closes at least the first compartment at the first end; and a second end cap attached to a second end of the body that sealingly closes the first and the second compartments at the second end, the second end cap including a fluid passage providing a fluid communication between the first and the second compartments.
B65B 3/02 - Machines characterised by the incorporation of means for making the containers or receptacles
B65B 3/04 - Methods of, or means for, filling the material into the containers or receptacles
B65B 7/28 - Closing semi-rigid or rigid containers or receptacles not deformed by, or not taking-up shape of, contents, e.g. boxes or cartons by applying separate preformed closures, e.g. lids, covers
72.
PACKAGE OF A TOBACCO OR NICOTINE CONTAINING PRODUCT COMPRISING A MOISTURE REGULATING PRODUCT
Package of a tobacco or nicotine containing product comprising a packaging material having a moisture regulating product, the moisture regulating product comprising at least one metal-organic framework compound and at least an inorganic salt.
B01J 20/22 - Solid sorbent compositions or filter aid compositions; Sorbents for chromatography; Processes for preparing, regenerating or reactivating thereof comprising organic material
A24F 23/00 - Cases for tobacco, snuff, or chewing tobacco
B65D 81/26 - Adaptations for preventing deterioration or decay of contents; Applications to the container or packaging material of food preservatives, fungicides, pesticides or animal repellants with provision for draining away, or absorbing, fluids, e.g. exuded by contents; Applications of corrosion inhibitors or desiccators
B01J 20/24 - Naturally occurring macromolecular compounds, e.g. humic acids or their derivatives
B01J 20/04 - Solid sorbent compositions or filter aid compositions; Sorbents for chromatography; Processes for preparing, regenerating or reactivating thereof comprising inorganic material comprising compounds of alkali metals, alkaline earth metals or magnesium
B01J 20/28 - Solid sorbent compositions or filter aid compositions; Sorbents for chromatography; Processes for preparing, regenerating or reactivating thereof characterised by their form or physical properties
A method for manufacturing a rod-shaped aerosol-generating article is provided, including: arranging segments in a row along a longitudinal direction; wrapping a first sheet around at least one of the segments; and wrapping a second sheet around at least one of the segments so as to at least partially overlap the first sheet, such that upon wrapping the second sheet, an electromagnetic information marker is created, the electromagnetic information marker including a first structure provided on the first sheet and a second structure provided on the second sheet. A rod-shaped aerosol-generating article, an aerosol-generating system, and a sheet, are also provided.
An aerosol-generating article for an aerosol-generating device is provided, the aerosol-generating article including a main reservoir to store aerosol-forming liquid; a capillary buffer reservoir in fluid communication with the main reservoir to store the aerosol-forming liquid due to capillary action; and a liquid conduit in fluid communication at least with the capillary buffer reservoir and being configured to provide the aerosol-forming liquid at an interface to an outside of the capillary buffer reservoir and the main reservoir, in which the liquid conduit includes a filament bundle, and in which the filament bundle includes a plurality of first filaments including or being made of a first susceptor material.
A tool for cleaning an aerosol-generating device having a heating chamber, the tool includes a tool base, a first elongate member, a second elongate member, and a pivot member. The first elongate member extends from the tool base. The first elongate member includes a first distal end distal from the tool base. The second elongate member extends from the tool base. The second elongate member includes a second distal end distal from the tool base. A slot is defined between the first and second elongate members.
An aerosol-generating article is provided, including: an aerosol-generating substrate including a homogenised dill seed material including dill seed particles, an aerosol former, and a binder, at least 100 micrograms of carvone per gram of the aerosol-generating substrate, on a dry weight basis, and at least 2 micrograms of limonene per gram of the aerosol-generating substrate, on a dry weight basis, in which an amount of carvone per gram of the aerosol-generating substrate is no more than 50 times an amount of limonene per gram of the aerosol-generating substrate. An aerosol-generating substrate, an aerosol, an and a method of making an aerosol-generating substrate, are also provided.
A24B 15/167 - Chemical features of tobacco products or tobacco substitutes of tobacco substitutes in liquid or vaporisable form, e.g. liquid compositions for electronic cigarettes
A24B 15/14 - Chemical features of tobacco products or tobacco substitutes of reconstituted tobacco made of tobacco and a binding agent not derived from tobacco
A24B 15/30 - Treatment of tobacco products or tobacco substitutes by chemical substances by organic substances
A24D 1/20 - Cigarettes specially adapted for simulated smoking devices
A24B 3/14 - Forming reconstituted tobacco products, e.g. wrapper materials, sheets, imitation leaves, rods, cakes; Forms of such products
The invention relates to a filter manufacturing apparatus including a feed path adapted to continuously feed a filter material along a longitudinal transport direction, and a forming device connected to a terminating end of the feed path and adapted to form the filter material into a rod-shaped continuous filter body and deliver the formed continuous filter body. The forming device includes: a tubular element adapted to allow the filter material to pass therethrough to form the filter material into the continuous filter body; a heat source adapted to heat the filter material passing in the tubular element. A diameter measuring device is positioned at the outlet of the forming device and adapted to measure a diameter of the continuous filter body.
The mouthpiece (10) for an aerosol-generating article is formed from at least two main parts (30, 40) that can be axially inserted into each other to define an aerosol flow path (20). The two main parts are axially moveable relative to each other between a first assembled position and a second assembled position. The mouthpiece further comprises an activatable element (28) for modifying upon activation a characteristic of an aerosol. Upon movement of the two main parts from the first assembled position into the second assembled position, the activatable element is activated. The invention is also directed to an aerosol generating system comprising the mouthpiece and a method for assembling the mouthpiece.
An aerosol-generating system is provided, including: a cartridge including an aerosol-forming substrate; a resonant circuit, the cartridge including at least part of the resonant circuit, the circuit being configured to resonate at a predetermined resonant frequency associated with an identity of the cartridge; and an aerosol-generating device including: a housing to removably receive the cartridge, a power source to supply power to the cartridge, and control circuitry including a controller configured to determine a resonant frequency of the resonant circuit when the cartridge is received by the device, and identify the cartridge based on the determined frequency, the cartridge having a connection end to connect the cartridge to the device and including electrical contacts to electrically connect the cartridge to the device, and the device having a connection end to connect the device to the cartridge and including electrical contacts configured to electrically connect the device to the cartridge.
An aerosol-generating article is provided for producing an inhalable aerosol upon heating, the article including: a mouthpiece assembly including first, second, and third tubes; and an aerosol-forming substrate, in which the first tube abuts a downstream end face of the second tube, and the third tube abuts an upstream end face of the second tube, an internal diameter of the second tube is smaller than an internal diameter of the first tube and of the third tube, the internal diameter of the first tube is between 3 mm and 8 mm, a ratio of the internal diameter of the first tube to the internal diameter of the second tube is between 1.2 and 5, a ratio of the internal diameter of the first tube to the internal diameter of the third tube is between 0.5 and 2, and the second tube is a cellulose acetate tube.
A cartridge for an aerosol-generating system is provided, including a liquid storage portion including a housing containing a liquid aerosol-forming substrate, the housing having an open end; and a heater assembly including: an electrical heating element configured to heat the substrate to form an aerosol, the heating element including a planar filament arrangement having one or more electrically conductive filaments, an electrically insulating substrate having a planar attachment face, the filament arrangement disposed on the planar attachment face, and clamping elements mechanically fixing the filament arrangement to the electrically insulating substrate and applying a pulling force onto the filament arrangement, at least a portion of the heater assembly being fluid-permeable, and the heater assembly being arranged over the open end of the housing.
H05B 3/26 - Heating elements having extended surface area substantially in a two-dimensional plane, e.g. plate-heater non-flexible heating conductor mounted on insulating base
A24F 40/42 - Cartridges or containers for inhalable precursors
A24F 40/46 - Shape or structure of electric heating means
A61M 11/04 - Sprayers or atomisers specially adapted for therapeutic purposes operated by the vapour pressure of the liquid to be sprayed or atomised
A61M 15/06 - Inhaling appliances shaped like cigars, cigarettes or pipes
F22B 1/28 - Methods of steam generation characterised by form of heating method in boilers heated electrically
G05D 23/24 - Control of temperature characterised by the use of electric means with sensing elements having variation of electric or magnetic properties with change of temperature the sensing element having a resistance varying with temperature, e.g. thermistor
H05B 3/06 - Heater elements structurally combined with coupling elements or with holders
H05B 3/14 - Heating elements characterised by the composition or nature of the materials or by the arrangement of the conductor characterised by the composition or nature of the conductive material the material being non-metallic
H05B 3/16 - Heating elements characterised by the composition or nature of the materials or by the arrangement of the conductor the conductor being mounted on an insulating base
H05B 3/34 - Heating elements having extended surface area substantially in a two-dimensional plane, e.g. plate-heater flexible, e.g. heating nets or webs
A24B 15/16 - Chemical features of tobacco products or tobacco substitutes of tobacco substitutes
84.
TAGGANT DETECTION AND REJECTION METHOD AND APPARATUS
A method of manufacturing a component for an aerosol-generating article including a taggant is provided, the method including the steps of: applying the taggant to the component; detecting an amount of the taggant that the component comprises; determining whether the detected amount of the taggant is less than a first-predetermined amount; and rejecting the component when the detected amount of the taggant is less than the first-predetermined amount. An apparatus for manufacturing a component for an aerosol-generating article including a taggant is also provided. A kit of parts is also provided.
An inhaler article includes a body extending along a longitudinal axis from a mouthpiece end to a distal end, a mouthpiece air outlet and a distal air inlet, and a capsule cavity within the body and bounded downstream by a mouthpiece. A separator is between the capsule cavity and the mouthpiece including at least one aperture to form an air flow path from the distal air inlet through the capsule cavity, through the mouthpiece to the mouthpiece air outlet. A coating layer of flavour is disposed on an interior surface of the mouthpiece and a protective layer disposed on the coating layer of flavour.
There is provided a container (4) for consumer goods, the container (4) comprising a first substrate layer (8) and a second substrate layer (10) overlying the first substrate layer (8). A first portion (3) of the first substrate layer (8) and a first portion (5) of the second substrate layer (10) form a compartment region (7), wherein a perimeter (18) of the compartment region (7) is completely sealed to form a sealed compartment (16) for containing one or more consumer goods. A second portion (9) of the first substrate layer (8) and a second portion (11) of the second substrate layer (8) form an access region (13) directly adjacent to the compartment region (7). The access region (13) comprises an unsealed area (22), wherein a perimeter (20) of the access region (13) extends around the unsealed area (22). The first substrate layer (8) is attached to the second substrate layer (10) at the perimeter of the access region. The unsealed area (22) is separated from the sealed compartment (16) by the completely sealed perimeter (18) of the compartment region (7). The container (4) further comprises a first line of weakness (128) extending at least partially within the unsealed area (22) of the access region (13) in the first substrate layer (8) only, the container (4) further comprising a second line of weakness (131) in the second substrate layer (10) only. The second line of weakness (131) has a different shape to the first line of weakness (128), wherein the difference in shape between the first line of weakness (128) and the second line of weakness (131) defines a closure tab (143) in the second substrate layer (10) in the unsealed area (22) of the access region (13).
B65D 75/30 - Articles or materials enclosed between two opposed sheets or blanks having their margins united, e.g. by pressure-sensitive adhesive, crimping, heat-sealing, or welding
B65D 85/10 - Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for compressible or flexible articles rod-shaped or tubular for cigarettes
B65D 75/46 - Individual packages cut from webs or tubes containing articles
B65D 75/58 - Opening or contents-removing devices added or incorporated during package manufacture
87.
SMOKING DEVICE WITH MAIN UNIT HAVING A REMOVABLE COVER ELEMENT
A holder for an elongate aerosol-generating device defining a longitudinal axis is provided, including: a cover and defining a docking space to accommodate the device, the cover being moveable between a covering position, in which the cover covers at least a portion of the docking space, and a non-covering position, and when the cover is in the covering position, a first portion of the cover defines a first curve, and when the cover is in the non-covering position, the first portion of the cover defines a second curve, a radius of curvature of the second curve being greater than a radius of curvature of the first curve, and when the device is accommodated in the docking space and the cover is in the covering position, the device is enclosed by the holder so as to be completely surrounded by the holder and the first curve curves around the longitudinal axis.
An aerosol-generating article is provided for producing an inhalable aerosol upon heating, the aerosol-generating article including: an aerosol-forming substrate including a gel composition, the gel composition including at least one gelling agent, at least one of an alkaloid compound and a cannabinoid compound, and an aerosol former; an upstream element upstream of the aerosol-forming substrate; and a recess extending from an upstream end of the aerosol-generating article, through the upstream element, and through at least a portion of the aerosol-forming substrate, in which a longitudinal inner surface of the recess is provided with a wrapper.
A24D 1/20 - Cigarettes specially adapted for simulated smoking devices
A24B 15/167 - Chemical features of tobacco products or tobacco substitutes of tobacco substitutes in liquid or vaporisable form, e.g. liquid compositions for electronic cigarettes
A24D 3/17 - Filters specially adapted for simulated smoking devices
A24D 3/04 - Tobacco smoke filters characterised by their shape or structure
A24D 1/02 - Cigars; Cigarettes with special covers
A24D 1/04 - Cigars; Cigarettes with mouthpieces or filter-tips
A24D 1/18 - Selection of materials, other than tobacco, suitable for smoking
89.
CARTRIDGE WITH RESONANT CIRCUIT FOR AN AEROSOL-GENERATING DEVICE
A cartridge for an aerosol-generating device is provided, the cartridge including: an aerosol-forming substrate; an electric heater configured to heat the aerosol-forming substrate; and a resonant circuit connected in parallel with the electric heater, the resonant circuit being configured to resonate at a predetermined resonant frequency, and the predetermined resonant frequency being associated with an identity of the cartridge. An aerosol-generating device and an aerosol generating system are also provided.
A Method for cleaning air in a room (1) with a ceiling (3) and a floor (5), comprising moving an ionization unit (13) above the floor (5) along a support structure provided at a distance to the floor (5); and electrically charging particles in the air by the ionization unit (13).
F24F 8/30 - Treatment, e.g. purification, of air supplied to human living or working spaces otherwise than by heating, cooling, humidifying or drying by ionisation
B03C 3/017 - Combinations of electrostatic separation with other processes, not otherwise provided for
B03C 3/32 - Transportable units, e.g. for cleaning room air
B03C 3/12 - Plant or installations having external electricity supply dry type characterised by separation of ionising and collecting stations
B03C 3/38 - Particle charging or ionising stations, e.g. using electric discharge, radioactive radiation or flames
91.
VENTILATED AEROSOL-GENERATING ARTICLE WITH UPSTREAM POROUS SEGMENT
An aerosol-generating article is provided for producing an inhalable aerosol upon heating, the article including: a rod of aerosol-generating substrate; a downstream section at a location downstream of the rod and including: a support element located immediately downstream of the rod and being in longitudinal alignment with the rod and including a first hollow tubular segment, and an aerosol cooling element immediately downstream of the support element and in longitudinal alignment with the support element and the rod, the aerosol-cooling element including a second hollow tubular segment; a ventilation zone at a location along the second hollow tubular segment; and an upstream section at a location upstream of the rod and including an upstream element positioned immediately upstream of the rod and having a resistance-to-draw (RTD) of less than 80 millimetres H2O, in which the article has a ventilation level of at least 10 percent.
An aerosol-generating article for producing an aerosol upon heating is provided, the article including: a rod of aerosol-forming substrate; and a filter positioned downstream of the rod, in which the rod and the filter are assembled within a wrapper, the article further including first and second air ingress zones located on the wrapper, the first and the second air ingress zones each being configured to allow an ingress of air into an interior of the article, the first air ingress zone including a substantially porous portion of the wrapper, the substantially porous portion having a porosity of at least 3000 Coresta Units, and a level of air ingress into the interior of the article through the first zone is greater than a level of air ingress into the interior of article through the second zone. An aerosol-generating system including the aerosol-generating article and an aerosol-generating device is also provided.
An aerosol-generating article for producing an aerosol upon heating is provided, the aerosol-generating article including: a rod of aerosol-forming substrate; and a filter positioned downstream of the rod of aerosol-forming substrate, the filter including a hollow tubular segment, the rod of aerosol-forming substrate and the filter being assembled within a wrapper; and first and second air ingress zones located on the wrapper, the first and the second air ingress zones each being configured to allow ingress of air into an interior of the article, the first air ingress zone being located along the rod and the second air ingress zone being located along the hollow tubular segment. An aerosol-generating system including the aerosol-generating article and an aerosol-generating device is also provided.
An aerosol-generating system is provided, including: an aerosol-generating article including a rod of aerosol-forming substrate, a filter downstream of the rod, the rod and the filter being assembled within a wrapper, and an air ingress zone located on the wrapper and being configured to allow ingress of air into an interior of the article; and an aerosol-generating device having distal and mouth ends and including a housing defining a device cavity to removably receive the article at the mouth end, a heater to heat the substrate when the article is received within the cavity, and an air-flow channel extending between a channel inlet and outlet and establishing fluid communication between an interior of the cavity and an exterior of the device, in which there is fluid communication between the interior of the aerosol-generating article and the exterior of the aerosol-generating device when the article is received within the cavity.
An aerosol-generating article for producing an aerosol upon heating is provided, the article including: a rod of aerosol-forming substrate including an aerosol former, the aerosol-forming substrate having an aerosol former content of greater than 10 percent on a dry weight basis; and a filter positioned downstream of the rod of aerosol-forming substrate, in which the rod and the filter are assembled within a wrapper, the aerosol-generating article further including first and second air ingress zones located on the wrapper, the first and the second air ingress zones each being configured to allow the ingress of air into an interior of the aerosol-generating article, in which the second air ingress zone is located at a position at least 1.5 mm downstream of the first air ingress zone. An aerosol-generating system including the aerosol-generating article and an aerosol-generating device is also provided.
A charger for charging an aerosol-generating device is provided, the charger including: a housing defining a cavity to receive the device to be charged, the cavity having an opening; at least one electrical contact disposed in the cavity; and a cover including a plurality of moveable elements actuatable between open and closed positions, each of the moveable elements having an inner surface facing the cavity when in the closed position, at least a portion of the inner surface of at least one of the moveable elements defines a profiled engagement member having leading and trailing edges, and the profiled engagement member slopes into, or towards, the cavity when the respective moveable element is in the closed position, the slope increasing in a direction from the leading to the trailing edge. An aerosol-generating system including the charger and the device, and a method of using the system are also provided.
A charger for charging an aerosol-generating device is provided, the charger including: a housing defining a cavity to receive the device to be charged, the cavity having an opening; at least one electrical contact disposed in the cavity; and a cover rotationally slidable relative to the opening between open and closed positions, an inner surface of the cover facing the cavity when the cover is in the closed position, at least a portion of the inner surface of the cover defines a profiled engagement member having a leading edge and a trailing edge, the profiled engagement member sloping into, or towards, the cavity when the cover is in the closed position, a slope increasing in a direction from the leading edge to the trailing edge of the profiled engagement member. An aerosol generating system and a method of operating an aerosol-generating system are also provided.
An aerosol-generating device is provided for generating an aerosol by inductive heating of an aerosol-forming substrate, the device including: a device housing including a cavity to removably receive the substrate; first and second induction coils arranged and configured to generate an alternating magnetic field within first and second sections of the cavity, respectively; and a control circuit to selectively drive the first and the second coils to selectively generate an alternating magnetic field within the first and the second sections, respectively, the circuit including: a first LC resonator circuit including the first coil and a first capacitor, and a second LC resonator circuit including the second coil and a second capacitor, the first and the second circuits having a first and a second resonance frequency, respectively, and a driving oscillator circuit including a common oscillator coil to selectively generate an alternating magnetic oscillator field. An aerosol-generating system is also provided.
An aerosol-generating article for producing an inhalable aerosol upon heating is provided, the aerosol-generating article including: a rod of aerosol-generating substrate; and a downstream section arranged downstream of the rod of aerosol-generating substrate and in axial alignment with the rod of aerosol-generating substrate, the downstream section including one or more downstream elements, the aerosol-generating article being arranged such that a center of mass of the aerosol-generating article is at least 60 percent of the way along a length of the aerosol-generating article from a downstream end.
An aerosol-generating device is provided, including: a membrane having an aerosol-generation zone, in which the aerosol-generation zone includes a plurality of nozzles, the plurality of nozzles being the only nozzles in the aerosol-generation zone; and an actuator coupled to the membrane, in which the actuator is configured to excite the membrane to induce a vibration of the membrane at one or more predetermined modal frequencies of the membrane such that a liquid aerosol-forming substrate passing through the plurality of nozzles is aerosolised, in which more than 50% of the plurality of nozzles are located closer to antinodes than to nodes of the membrane, where the antinodes and the nodes correspond to the membrane being excited at the one or more predetermined modal frequencies of the membrane, and in which the membrane progressively changes in thickness from a centre of the membrane to a peripheral edge of the membrane.
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