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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Storage Container Wtih Filtration System
9 Mar 23
A storage container (100) comprising a housing (110) containing a storage chamber (112) isolated from an outside environment (10).
Rui Nuno Batista, Ricardo Cali, Thomas Edmund McGrath, Riccardo Riva Reggiori, Maria Miguel Matias Serrador, Cheng Peng, Hanna Ulrika Furustrand Tafin Djoko, Tobias Lipp
Filed: 29 Jan 21
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Conversion of Consumption of Aerosol-generating Articles
9 Mar 23
Devices (101) and methods are configured to generate and provide to users an indication representative of conversion of consumption from a first type of aerosol-generating article to a second type of aerosol-generating article.
Alexander Gamygin, Carlo Fancisco, Scott Joseph Leonard, Will Youngman
Filed: 14 Nov 22
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a Container for Elongated Consumer Articles with a Tilted Longitudinal Edge Between the Box Front Wall and a Side Wall
9 Mar 23
A container for consumer goods including elongated articles is provided, including: a lid and a box for housing consumer goods, the box including a box front wall with a box front lower section and a box front upper section and a first box side wall and a second box side wall, the upper first longitudinal edge in the box front upper section being tilted with respect to the lower first longitudinal edge in the box front lower section so that the upper first longitudinal edge is at an angle to the lower first longitudinal edge.
Fernando BERMUDEZ, Alexander ANDROSENKO, Jacques ROETHLISBERGER
Filed: 16 Apr 21
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Aerosol-generating System with Leakage Prevention
2 Mar 23
An aerosol-generating system is provided, including: a first air inlet and an air outlet; a liquid storage portion holding a liquid aerosol-forming substrate and having a liquid outlet and a storage portion air inlet; an airflow passage from the first air inlet to the air outlet past the liquid outlet; a wick in the airflow passage at a distance from the liquid outlet and to receive liquid from the liquid storage portion in response to a pressure drop in the airflow passage at the liquid outlet; and a first heating element to heat the liquid in the wick, and the airflow passage extending from the first air inlet to the air outlet past the storage portion air inlet and past the liquid outlet such that air enters the liquid storage portion via the storage portion air inlet and then travels therethrough and exits at the liquid outlet.
Rui Nuno BATISTA, Ricardo CALI, Daria TZIMOULIS, Adela SAHRAOUI
Filed: 22 Jan 21
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Heater for Aerosol-forming Substrate Comprising a Positive Temperature Coefficient Thermistor
2 Mar 23
A heater is provided for heating an aerosol-forming substrate, the heater including: a heating element to heat the aerosol-forming substrate, the heating element including at least one positive temperature coefficient (PTC) thermistor, the PTC thermistor being configured to be supplied with an electric current so as to heat the PTC thermistor, in which a resistance of the PTC thermistor increases when a temperature of the PTC thermistor increases within a stabilised temperature range, a lower end of the stabilised temperature range being, when a constant voltage is applied to the PTC thermistor, a reference temperature at which the resistance of the PTC thermistor is twice a value of a minimum resistance of the PTC thermistor, and in which the reference temperature is between about 100° C. and about 350° C. when a constant voltage of 3.3V is applied to the PTC thermistor.
Irene TAURINO, Ihar Nikolaevich ZINOVIK (Deceased)
Filed: 18 Nov 20
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Filter Element with Integrated Sensing Components
2 Mar 23
A filtration system comprising: a housing defining an air inlet, an air outlet, a first filter receptacle, and an airflow pathway extending from the inlet to the outlet through the first filter receptacle; a first pair of electrodes in communication with the first filter receptacle configured to define a first conductive pathway across the first filter receptacle; a second pair of electrodes in communication with the first filter receptacle configured to define a second conductive pathway across the first filter receptacle; a controller in communication with the first and second pair of electrodes configured to measure a first electrical property across the first filter receptacle using the first pair of electrodes and a second electrical property across the first filter receptacle using the second pair of electrodes; and an interface in communication with the controller configured to report a filter element status based on the first and second electrical property.
Rui Nuno Batista, Ricardo Cali
Filed: 29 Jan 21
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Method for Transporting Pairs of Packs
23 Feb 23
A method for transporting pairs of packs (100) comprising arranging a first pair of packs on a horizontal transport device (50), transporting the first pair of packs in a horizontal direction, arranging a second pair of packs on the horizontal transport device (50), therein, for each of the first pair and the second pair of the pair of packs, spacing a first pack of the pair of packs and a second pack of the pair of packs vertically from each other and further spacing the first pair of packs and the second pair of packs horizontally from each other on the horizontal transport device.
Fiorenzo Draghetti, Stefano Minoccari
Filed: 13 Jan 21
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Aerosol-generating Article Including Upstream Element
16 Feb 23
An aerosol-generating article is provided for producing an inhalable aerosol upon heating, the aerosol-generating article including: a rod of aerosol-generating 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 at least 50 percent by weight of an aerosol former; an upstream element upstream of the rod of aerosol-generating substrate and abutting the upstream end of the rod of aerosol-generating substrate, in which a resistance-to-draw (RTD) of the upstream element is between 5 millimetres H2O and 80 millimetres H2O; 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.
Massimiliano BERTOLDO, Gianpaolo D'AMBRA, Edoardo MONTANARI, Ivan PRESTIA, Paola ORSOLINI
Filed: 24 Feb 21