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Utility
Method to Make a Container for Consumer Goods and Container for Consumer Goods
28 Sep 23
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.
Ross Lange, Cristian Neagu, Cesare Lorenzetti, Alexander Androsenko
Filed: 1 Jul 21
Utility
Aerosol Generator with Dual Battery Heating Arrangement
28 Sep 23
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.
Riccardo Riva Reggiori, Alexandra Sereda, Serge Lopez, Edward Branham, Matthew Lawrenson
Filed: 19 Jul 21
Utility
Control Circuitry for an Aerosol-generating Device
21 Sep 23
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.
Gregory Andre CRISTIAN, Christian WAGNER
Filed: 4 Aug 21
Utility
Aerosol-generating Article Having Bridging Element with Reflectance Factor
21 Sep 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 has a reflectance factor of 85 percent or higher.
Alexandre Camus, Yalin Ciftcioglu, Levent Lekili
Filed: 19 Feb 21
Utility
Unit Dose Dry Powder Inhaler
21 Sep 23
The invention provides a unit dose dispenser in the form of a blister containing a dry powder for inhalation.
Andreas MELINIOTIS
Filed: 24 Aug 21
Design
Aerosol generating device
19 Sep 23
Alexander Farrow
Filed: 15 Apr 20
Utility
Compressed nicotine lozenge
19 Sep 23
A water-dissolvable compressed oral nicotine lozenge is disclosed, the oral nicotine lozenge comprising a first module and a second module, the first and the second modules being fused by compression, the first module being a lozenge module comprising at least one sugar alcohol and the second module being an FDT-module comprising at least one sugar alcohol and nicotine.
Dorthe Schackinger Boesen, Heidi Ziegler Bruun, Bruno Provstgaard Nielsen, Kent Albin Nielsen, Rikke Pranger-Rasmussen
Filed: 11 Oct 19
Utility
Jet milling method
19 Sep 23
Systems and methods are disclosed for simultaneously jet milling and conditioning particulate material comprising a grinding chamber and an aerosol generator arranged to supply liquid aerosol into the grinding chamber.
Fergus Manford, Matthew Green
Filed: 17 Dec 21
Utility
Nicotine and cellulose containing sheet
19 Sep 23
A sheet is provided including a cellulosic material including cellulose powder, a weight ratio of cellulose powder to total cellulosic material in the sheet on a dry weight basis being greater than about 1:2; and one or more nicotine salts, at least about 20% by weight of the one or more nicotine salts being monoprotic.
Corinne Deforel, Judith Waller, Gerard Zuber
Filed: 21 Dec 17
Utility
Pouched Product for Oral Use, Sealing Method, Sealing Device, Method and Apparatus for Manufacturing a Pouched Product for Oral Use
14 Sep 23
Described is a pouched product for oral use with a filling material and a saliva-permeable pouch.
Lotte GIBSON, Jonas LINDBERG
Filed: 20 Oct 21
Utility
Smoking Composition Comprising Flavour Precursor
14 Sep 23
A smoking composition comprises an aerosol-forming substrate and a flavour precursor compound.
Jan Carlos Hufnagel, Anneke Glabasnia, Flavie Aramendy
Filed: 24 Feb 23
Utility
Shisha device for heating a substrate without combustion
12 Sep 23
A shisha device (100) comprises multiple receptacles for receiving a plurality of consumables (20) comprising aerosol-generating substrate.
Angelos Kolyris
Filed: 5 Apr 17
Utility
Aerosol Generating Device with Odour Inhibition Assembly
7 Sep 23
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.
Flavie ARAMENDY, Ricardo CALI, Thomas Philipp SALVADOR
Filed: 5 Jul 21
Utility
Dry Powder Formulations for Inhalation
7 Sep 23
A respirable dry powder including acetylsalicylic acid in particles has a mass median aerodynamic diameter (MMAD) within a range of about 0.5 µm to about 10 µm.
Kambiz YADIDI
Filed: 31 Jan 23
Utility
Method of making a nicotine containing sheet
5 Sep 23
A method of making a nicotine containing sheet is provided, including steps of combining a source of nicotine salt having a cellulose content of less than about 5% by weight on a dry weight basis with a separate source of fibrous material having a nicotine salt content of less than about 5% by weight on a dry weight basis to form a mixture; and drying the mixture to form a sheet.
Corinne Deforel, Judith Waller, Gerard Zuber
Filed: 21 Dec 17
Utility
Inhaler with vortex tunnel
5 Sep 23
An inhaler article includes a body extending along a longitudinal axis from a mouthpiece end to a distal end with an endpiece element at the distal end.
Gennaro Campitelli
Filed: 17 Dec 18
Utility
Inhaler with composite porous support element
5 Sep 23
An inhaler article includes a body (110) extending along a longitudinal axis from a mouthpiece (112) end to a distal end with an endpiece element at the distal end (114).
Fabiana Spadaro, Gianpaolo D'Ambra, Silvia Capo
Filed: 26 Mar 19
Utility
Smoking Device with Heating Profile Based on Puff Frequency
31 Aug 23
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.
Fabrice STEFFEN, Enrico STURA, Jerome UTHURRY
Filed: 1 Sep 21
Utility
Method and apparatus for manufacturing a crimped web
22 Aug 23
An apparatus for and a method of manufacturing a crimped web for an aerosol-generating article is provided, including feeding a substantially continuous web to a set of crimping rollers including a first roller and a second roller, each of which is corrugated across at least a portion of a width thereof; and crimping the web by feeding the web between the rollers in a longitudinal direction of the web such that corrugations of the rollers apply a plurality of longitudinally extending and substantially parallel crimp corrugations to the web, wherein pitch values of the corrugations of one or both of the rollers vary across the width thereof such that pitch values of the crimp corrugations vary across a width of the crimped web.
Stefano Zappoli
Filed: 2 Nov 15
Utility
Solid pharmaceutical tablet
22 Aug 23
The invention relates to a solid pharmaceutical tablet for oral delivery, the tablet comprising calcium carbonate in an amount of more than 30% by weight of the tablet and organic water-insoluble components in an amount of more than 20% by weight of the tablet, wherein the tablet is designed to be masticated into a coherent residual containing the organic water-insoluble components, and wherein the tablet is adapted to release more than 80% of the calcium carbonate within 5 minutes of mastication.
Jesper Neergaard
Filed: 21 Mar 19