853 patents
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Aerosol Generator Comprising a Surface Acoustic Wave Atomiser
19 Jan 23
An aerosol-generator for an aerosol-generating device is provided, the aerosol-generator including: a surface acoustic wave atomiser including a substrate including an active surface defining an atomisation region, and a transducer disposed on the active surface of the substrate; a supply element arranged to supply a liquid aerosol-forming substrate to the atomisation region; and a controller configured to operate the transducer as an input transducer to generate surface acoustic waves on the active surface of the substrate, operate the transducer as an output transducer to sense surface acoustic waves on the active surface of the substrate, and receive an output signal from the transducer when the transducer is operated as the output transducer.
Leander DITTMANN, Robert EMMETT
Filed: 19 Nov 20
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Aerosol-generating Element Comprising a Filter with a High Content of a Polyhydroxyalkanoate Polymer or Copolymer
19 Jan 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, the aerosol-generating substrate including at least 10 percent by weight of an aerosol former; and a filter segment formed of fibrous filtration material, the filter segment arranged in longitudinal alignment with the rod, in which the filter segment includes at least about 85 percent by weight based on a total weight of fibrous filtration material of a polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) polymer or copolymer, in which a resistance to draw (RTD) of the filter segment is between about 35 millimetres H2O and about 55 millimetres H2O, and in which a length of the filter segment is from about 4 millimetres to about 27 millimetres.
Stefanos PAPAKYRILLOU
Filed: 26 Nov 20
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Aerosol Generating Article with Directing Element
19 Jan 23
An aerosol-generating article is provided, including: a heat source; an aerosol-forming substrate downstream of the heat source; an airflow-directing element downstream of the substrate, the airflow-directing element including an air-permeable segment defining a cavity; at least one air inlet to allow air to be drawn into the article; and first and second airflow pathways, in which the first airflow pathway extends from the air inlet, through the substrate, and into a distal end of the cavity, in which the second airflow pathway extends from the air inlet, through the air-permeable segment, and into the cavity at a point downstream of the distal end of the cavity, in which the air inlet is located downstream of the distal end of the airflow-directing element, and in which a longitudinal cross-sectional area of the cavity is at least 30 percent of a total longitudinal cross-sectional area of the article.
Farhang MOHSENI, Leonardo NAPPI
Filed: 2 Dec 20
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Container Having Outer Sleeve and Inner Slide with Locking Mechanism
19 Jan 23
A container (1) for consumer goods, the container comprising: an outer sleeve (20) and an inner slide (50) disposed within the outer sleeve (20), the inner slide (50) at least partially enclosing an interior space for housing consumer goods.
Juliana Arango, Julie Polier
Filed: 16 Dec 20
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Aerosol-generating Device with Leak Prevention
12 Jan 23
An aerosol-generating device has a receptacle configured to receive an aerosol-generating substrate; a heating element configured to heat the aerosol-generating substrate; a power supply operably coupled to the heating element; a vessel comprising an interior configured to contain liquid; and a conduit in fluid communication with the vessel and the receptacle.
Ricardo Cali, Teemu Maattanen, Thomas Salvador
Filed: 16 Dec 20
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Moveable Ionization Unit for Cleaning Air In a Room
12 Jan 23
An Ionization unit (7) for cleaning air in a room (1) with a ceiling (3) and a floor (5), comprising an ionizer (19) configured to electrically charge particles in the air; and a support unit (13) configured to enable the ionization unit (7) to be positioned at a distance of at least 50 centimeters above the floor (5) of the room (1), wherein the support unit (13) allows the ionization unit (7) to travel within the room (1) while being distanced from the floor (5).
Rui Nuno Batista, Ricardo Cali, Louis Beck
Filed: 16 Mar 21
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Inductively Heating Aerosol-generating Device with a Multi-wire Induction Coil
12 Jan 23
An aerosol-generating device for generating an aerosol by inductively heating 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 configured to generate an alternating magnetic field within the cavity in a range between 500 kHz to 30 MHz, the coil being formed by a plurality of turns of a composite cable arranged around the cavity, the cable including a first side facing inward towards the cavity, a second side opposite to the first side facing outward away from the cavity, and an electrical conductor embedded in an insulating conductor encasement and including non-insulated wires in electrical contact with each other, and the conductor being arranged asymmetrically with regard to an outer cross-section of the cable to be closer to the first side than to the second side.
Rui Nuno BATISTA, Daria TZIMOULIS, Adela SAHRAOUI
Filed: 10 Dec 20
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Elastic Contact Element for Wrapping a Sheet around a Group of Segments
12 Jan 23
A wrapping device 1 for wrapping a sheet 3 around a group 5 of segments comprises a wrapping conveyor 7 and a contact element 25.
Gabriele Benni, Fulvio Pastore, Marco Esposti, Giuliano Gamberini
Filed: 21 Dec 20
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an Aerosol-generating Article Comprising a Barrier
12 Jan 23
An aerosol-generating article for an aerosol-generating system is provided, the article including: a storage portion having an outlet; an aerosol-forming substrate contained within the storage portion; and a vaporisable barrier to seal the outlet, in which the barrier includes one or more polymers, has a polymer content of greater than or equal to 1 percent by weight, is configured to be vaporised during a first heating cycle of the article during first use of the article in the system, further includes one or more metal salts, and the salts are selected from the group consisting of metal alginates, metal benzoates, metal cinnamates, metal cycloheptanecarboxylates, metal levulinates, metal propanoates, metal stearates, and metal undecanoates.
Fabiana SPADARO, Irene TAURINO
Filed: 16 Dec 20
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Aerosol-generating Device with Movable Portions
12 Jan 23
The invention relates to an aerosol-generating device.
Rui Nuno Batista, Daria Tzimoulis, Adela Sahraoui
Filed: 14 Dec 20
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Method for Assembling an Aerosol Generating Article
12 Jan 23
The present invention provides a method for assembling an aerosol generating article, wherein a first component (1) of the aerosol generating article is arranged in a first groove (3), and an at least partially hollow second component (2) of the aerosol generating article is arranged in a second groove (4).
Gennaro Campitelli, Daniele Sanna
Filed: 16 Dec 20
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Sheet of a Material Containing Alkaloids
12 Jan 23
The present invention relates to a multi-layered sheet of a material containing alkaloids comprising:—a first layer comprising a substrate sheet including fibres having a mean fibre length comprised between about 1 millimetres and about 5 millimetres, the first layer defining a first surface and a second surface;—a second layer comprising a mixture of: # a powder of the material containing alkaloids, the powder having a size comprised between about 8 micrometers and about 200 micrometers; # water; # a binder; # an aerosol former; the second layer being applied to the first surface of the substrate sheet, and wherein the binder is comprised in an amount comprised between about 0 percent and about 1 percent of the total weight of the multi-layered sheet of material containing alkaloids.
Michele Del Borrello
Filed: 30 Nov 20
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Method and System for Optical Analysis of a Component of an Aerosol Generating Article
12 Jan 23
The invention relates to a method for optical analysis of a component of an aerosol generating article, the method comprising:—providing a component of an aerosol generating article defining a first end and a second end, the component comprising: o an aerosol forming substrate; o a susceptor in thermal contact with the aerosol forming substrate;—providing a first polarized camera including a sensor to detect polarization information of electromagnetic radiation;—illuminating the component by electromagnetic radiation;—detecting transmitted, infected or refracted electromagnetic radiation from the component by the first polarized camera; —generating a first image of the first end of the component by the first polarized camera, the first image being formed by a plurality of pixels, each pixel of the plurality of pixels containing polarization information about the detected electromagnetic radiation; and—detecting in the first image a position of the susceptor.
Ricardo Cali, Andreas Löb, Luca Natali
Filed: 11 Nov 20
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a Formulation for Use In an Aerosol-generating System
5 Jan 23
A formulation for an aerosol-generating system is provided, the formulation including: one or more aerosol formers; and one or more polymers selected from the group consisting of: polyvinyl acetate, polyvinyl alcohol, polyethylene glycol, polyglycolic acid, polylactic acid, polydioxanone, polycaprolactone, polyethylene, polypropylene glycol, and starch, in which the formulation has a melting point of between 100 degrees Celsius and 300 degrees Celsius.
Fabiana SPADARO, Irene TAURINO
Filed: 16 Dec 20
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Aerosol-generating Article Filter Having Novel Filtration Material
5 Jan 23
An aerosol-generating article is provided, including: an aerosol-generating substrate; and a filter in axial alignment with the aerosol-generating substrate, the filter including at least one filter segment of filtration material formed of a plurality of fibres including a polyhydroxyalkanoate compound, in which the fibres have a denier per filament (dpf) of between 5.0 dpf and 12.0 dpf, in which the filter segment includes at least 20 percent by weight of the polyhydroxyalkanoate compound, and in which a resistance to draw (RTD) of the filter segment is between 10 millimetres H2O and 25 millimetres H2O.
Stefanos PAPAKYRILLOU
Filed: 30 Nov 20
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Aerosol-generating Article Filter Having Novel Filtration Material
5 Jan 23
An aerosol-generating article is provided, including: an aerosol-generating substrate; and a filter in axial alignment with the aerosol-generating substrate, the filter including at least one filter segment of filtration material formed of a plurality of fibres including a polyhydroxyalkanoate compound, in which the fibres have a denier per filament (dpf) of between 1.5 dpf and 2.7 dpf, in which a total denier of the fibres is between 25,000 and 40,000, and in which the at least one filter segment includes at least 20 percent by weight of the polyhydroxyalkanoate compound.
Stefanos PAPAKYRILLOU
Filed: 30 Nov 20
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Aerosol-generating Device with Piercing Assembly
5 Jan 23
A piercing system includes a cap mountable on an aerosol-generating device.
James Lynch, Jimmy Rennick, Teemu Maattanen, Giovanna Landi, Morten Grøsfjeld, Alexandra Lindén, Peter Norrby, Eoin McNally, Bryan Murphy
Filed: 2 Dec 20
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Shisha Device Configured to Perforate a Cartridge
5 Jan 23
A shisha device configured to pierce a cartridge comprising aerosol-forming substrate.
Frederic Nicolas, Johannes Petrus Maria Pijnenburg, Giovanna Landi
Filed: 2 Dec 20
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Aerosol-generating Article Comprising a Hollow Tube Segment Comprising Polyhydroxyalkanoate
5 Jan 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, the aerosol-generating substrate including at least 12 percent by weight of an aerosol former, and the rod having a length of from 5 millimetres to 50 millimetres; and a hollow tube segment with a support element and including fibrous filtration material, the hollow tube segment disposed immediately downstream of the rod and in longitudinal alignment with the rod, in which the fibrous filtration material includes fibres including a polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) polymer or copolymer, and in which the hollow tube segment includes at least about 25 percent by weight of the PHA polymer or copolymer.
Yves JORDIL, Stefanos PAPAKYRILLOU
Filed: 26 Nov 20
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Cartridge Insertion Systems for Aerosol-generating Devices
5 Jan 23
An aerosol-generating device comprises a drawer receivable in a drawer receptacle.
Frederic Nicolas
Filed: 2 Dec 20