1150 patents
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High Barrier Powder Capsule
23 Mar 23
A capsule article (100) includes a polymeric body (110) extending along a longitudinal axis from a first end to a second end and defining a capsule cavity (105) containing powder, and a metal foil (120) and a sealant layer (130) covering an outer surface of the polymeric body.
Ross Lange, Cristian Neagu, Cesare Lorenzetti
Filed: 23 Feb 21
Utility
Aerosol Test Chamber
23 Mar 23
An apparatus for studying aerosol includes a test chamber having panels defining an enclosed interior volume.
Pierre HERVÉ, Maria GOMEZ LUESO, Emmanuel Gérard René ROUGET, Markus Silvan WIDMER
Filed: 23 Feb 21
Utility
Shisha System with a Heating Unit Comprising Two Electrodes
23 Mar 23
A shisha system comprising an aerosol-generating article (90) and a shisha device (50).
Robert Emmett, Ana Isabel Gonzalez Florez
Filed: 29 Sep 20
Utility
Aerosol-generating Article Including Novel Substrate and Upstream Element
23 Mar 23
An aerosol-generating article for producing an inhalable aerosol upon heating is provided, the aerosol-generating article including: a rod of aerosol-generating substrate, the aerosol-generating substrate including homogenised plant material including tobacco particles and at least 2.5 percent by weight of non-tobacco plant flavour particles, on a dry weight basis, the non-tobacco plant flavour particles including particles of eucalyptus, star anise, clove, ginger, rosemary, or combinations thereof; an upstream element upstream of the rod of aerosol-generating substrate and abutting an upstream end of the 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.
Aurelien GUYARD, Marine JARRIAULT, Celine LESUFFLEUR
Filed: 24 Feb 21
Utility
an Aerosol-generator Comprising Multiple Supply Elements
23 Mar 23
An aerosol-generator for an aerosol-generating device is provided, including: a surface acoustic wave atomiser including: a substrate including an active surface defining an atomisation region, first and second transducers positioned on the active surface; first and second supply elements to respectively supply first and second liquid aerosol-forming substrates to the atomisation region; a controller to provide first and second drive signals respectively to the first and the second transducers to generate surface acoustic waves on the active surface, provide the first drive signal only when the first substrate is supplied to the atomisation region by the first supply element, and provide the second drive signal only when the second substrate is supplied to the atomisation region by the second supply element.
Leander DITTMANN, Robert EMMETT
Filed: 22 Dec 20
Utility
an Adjustable Retaining Member for an Aerosol-generating Device
23 Mar 23
An aerosol-generating device is provided, including: a device housing defining a cavity; an adjustable retaining element positioned in or adjacent to the cavity and defining a passage; and an actuator configured to actuate the element between receiving and retaining positions, in which a cross-sectional dimension of the passage is greater when the element is in the receiving position than when in the retaining position, the element defining a passage entrance and a passage exit and includes a surface defined between the entrance and the exit, a longitudinal cross-section of the surface having a curved shape when the element is in the retaining position, a portion of the curved shape including a convex curve defining a constriction in the passage at a turning point of the curve, and the element being compressed in a longitudinal direction when the element is actuated from the receiving position to the retaining position.
Rui Nuno BATISTA, Ricardo CALI, Andreas LOB
Filed: 28 Jan 21
Utility
Aerosol-generating Article Including Substrate with Gel Composition
23 Mar 23
An aerosol-generating article is provided, including: a rod of aerosol-generating substrate including a gel composition including at least one gelling agent, at least one of an alkaloid compound and a cannabinoid compound, and an aerosol former; a mouthpiece element; and an intermediate hollow section between the rod and the mouthpiece element and including: a support element downstream of the rod and including a first hollow tubular segment defining a first longitudinal cavity providing a first unrestricted flow channel, the first segment having at least 1 millimeter wall thickness, and an aerosol-cooling element in axial alignment with the mouthpiece element and abutting an upstream end of the mouthpiece element, the aerosol-cooling element including a second hollow tubular segment having a length of less than 10 millimeters, the second segment defining a second longitudinal cavity providing a second unrestricted flow channel, the first and the second channels being empty.
Gianpaolo D'AMBRA, Milica NESOVIC, Paola ORSOLINI, Jerome UTHURRY
Filed: 24 Feb 21
Utility
Novel Aerosol-generating Substrate Comprising Rosmarinus Species
23 Mar 23
An aerosol-generating article including an aerosol-generating substrate is provided, the aerosol-generating substrate formed of a homogenised rosemary material including between 1 percent by weight and 25 percent by weight rosemary particles, between 5 percent and 30 percent by weight of an aerosol former, and between 1 percent by weight and 10 percent by weight of binder, on a dry weight basis.
Daniel ARNDT, Marine JARRIAULT, Jean-Pierre SCHALLER
Filed: 24 Feb 21
Utility
Aerosol-generating Device with Cold Plasma Cleaning
23 Mar 23
An aerosol-generating device is provided, including: a heating element to heat an aerosol-generating article to generate an aerosol; and a cleaning apparatus arranged to cooperate with the heating element and to clean a surface of the heating element, in which the cleaning unit includes at least one piezoelectric element, and in which the piezoelectric element is configured to generate cold plasma to clean the surface of the heating element.
Ricardo CALI, Irene TAURINO, Toney Moses RAJAN
Filed: 25 Feb 21
Utility
Inhaler Mouthpiece with Separate Flavour Air Channel
23 Mar 23
An inhaler article includes a body extending along a longitudinal axis from a mouthpiece end to a distal end.
Rui Nuno Batista
Filed: 23 Feb 21
Utility
Aerosol-generating Article with Improved Configuration
23 Mar 23
An aerosol-generating article for producing an inhalable aerosol upon heating is provided, the article including: a rod of aerosol-generating substrate; a mouthpiece element having a length L1 and including at least one mouthpiece filter segment formed of a fibrous filtration material; and an intermediate hollow section between the rod and the mouthpiece element, the intermediate hollow section having a length L2 and including: an aerosol-cooling element downstream of the rod and including a hollow tubular segment defining a longitudinal cavity providing an unrestricted flow channel, a length of the aerosol-cooling element being less than 10 millimetres, and a support element between the aerosol-cooling element and the rod, in which an upstream end of the aerosol-cooling element abuts a downstream end of the support element, and in which the length L1 of the mouthpiece element is at least 0.4 times the length L2 of the intermediate hollow section.
Massimiliano BERTOLDO, Gianpaolo D'AMBRA, Mirko MINZONI, Edoardo MONTANARI, Ivan PRESTIA, Johann Friedrich SCHMIDT, Jerome UTHURRY, Milica NESOVIC
Filed: 24 Feb 21
Utility
Cartridge for aerosol-generating system
21 Mar 23
An aerosol-generating system is provided, including a main unit including a power supply; and a cartridge removably mounted to the main unit and including: a liquid storage portion to store a liquid, a heater assembly including a flat-shaped fluid-permeable heating element, including first and second surfaces, the first surface arranged in an upstream position to receive a liquid, and the second surface arranged in a downstream position to release the liquid in vaporized form, and a capillary body having a first elongated end and a second end, the first elongated end extending into the storage portion to contact the liquid, the second end contacting the first surface of the heating element, a cross-sectional area of the capillary body at the second end is greater than that at the first elongated end, the capillary body including capillary fibers at the first elongated end and at the second end.
Rui Nuno Batista
Filed: 10 Aug 21
Utility
Method and apparatus for manufacturing inductively heatable aerosol-forming rods
21 Mar 23
The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing inductively heatable aerosol-forming rods (100).
Daniele Sanna, Christian Agostini
Filed: 13 Jun 18
Utility
Aerosol-generating system comprising a fluid permeable susceptor element
21 Mar 23
A cartridge is provided for an electrically heatable aerosol-generating system, the cartridge including: an aerosol-forming substrate including a liquid held in a capillary material; and a susceptor element including first and second fluid-permeable portions, the first fluid-permeable portion being disposed on a first side of the capillary material, and the second fluid-permeable portion being disposed on a second side of the capillary material opposite to the first side such that the capillary material is located in between the first and the second fluid-permeable portions of the susceptor element, the susceptor element being electrically isolated from other electrically conductive components.
Oleg Mironov, Ihar Nikolaevich Zinovik, Michel Thorens
Filed: 30 Mar 22
Utility
Aerosol-generating Article with Improved Configuration
16 Mar 23
An aerosol-generating article for producing an inhalable aerosol upon heating is provided, the aerosol-generating article including: a rod of aerosol-generating substrate; a mouthpiece element having a length of at least 10 millimetres; and an intermediate hollow section between the rod of aerosol-generating substrate and the mouthpiece element, the intermediate hollow section including an aerosol-cooling element in axial alignment with the mouthpiece element and abutting an upstream end of the mouthpiece element, the aerosol-cooling element having a length of less than 10 millimetres and including a hollow tubular segment defining a longitudinal cavity providing an unrestricted flow channel, in which the hollow tubular segment has a wall thickness of between 1.5 millimetres and 2.5 millimetres.
Gianpaolo D'AMBRA, Milica NESOVIC, Jerome UTHURRY
Filed: 24 Feb 21
Utility
Aerosol-generating Device with Feedback Control of Transducer
16 Mar 23
An aerosol-generating device is provided, including: a piezoelectric transducer; drive circuitry connected to the piezoelectric transducer and configured to apply an oscillating current to the transducer; and control circuitry connected to the drive circuitry and configured to monitor a resonant behavior of the piezoelectric transducer, the control circuitry being further configured to control the operation of the drive circuitry based on the resonant behavior of the piezoelectric transducer, in which the piezoelectric transducer forms part of a transducer assembly in a liquid pump, and the transducer assembly includes a membrane or surface configured to contact a liquid aerosol-forming substrate, the transducer assembly being configured to drive the membrane or surface into vibration, the vibration of the membrane or surface forcing the liquid through an adjacent liquid valve in the liquid pump.
Leander DITTMANN, Jacques ROBERT
Filed: 2 Mar 21
Utility
Cannabinoid Pouch
16 Mar 23
A pouch designed for administration of an active ingredient in the oral cavity is disclosed, the pouch containing a powder composition having an amount of one or more cannabinoids and a water-insoluble composition including cellulose and/or fibers in the form of particles in an amount of 30 to 80% by weight of the powder composition.
Heidi Ziegler Bruun
Filed: 16 Nov 22
Utility
Heating Element Having Heat Conductive and Wicking Filaments
16 Mar 23
A heating element for an aerosol-generating system is provided, the heating element including: a plurality of first filaments; and a plurality of second filaments, in which the plurality of first filaments are configured to heat a liquid aerosol-forming substrate, the plurality of second filaments are configured to convey the liquid aerosol-forming substrate to wet at least a portion of the heating element with the liquid aerosol-forming substrate, and the heating element is arranged to form a mesh, the plurality of first filaments being arranged in a first direction and the plurality of second filaments being arranged in a second direction, and the second direction being transverse to the first direction.
Stefan BUTENKEMPER, John DETLEF, Ihar Nikolaevich ZINOVIK (Deceased)
Filed: 27 Jan 21
Utility
Multiple Stage Air Purification Device
16 Mar 23
An air purification device (100) comprising a housing (102) defining an air inlet (110), an air outlet (112), and an airflow pathway (114) extending from the air inlet (110) to the air outlet (112); a liquid reservoir (130) disposed across the airflow pathway (114) between the air inlet (110) and the air outlet (112); an ultraviolet (UV) light source (210) disposed in the housing (102), wherein the UV light source (210) is positioned to emit UV light into the airflow pathway (114); and an electrostatic precipitator (310) disposed across the airflow pathway (114).
Rui Nuno Batista, Ricardo Cali, Tobias Lipp
Filed: 23 Feb 21
Utility
Aerosol-generating Article Having Bridging Element with Basis Weight
16 Mar 23
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 (40) has a basis weight of 50 grams per square meter or greater.
Alexandre Camus, Yalin Ciftcioglu, Levent Lekili
Filed: 19 Feb 21