853 patents
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Utility
an Aerosol-generating System and a Cartridge for an Aerosol-generating System Having Particulate Filter
22 Sep 22
A vapour-generating system is provided that comprises a housing comprising an air inlet, an air outlet, and an airflow passage extending there between; a reservoir holding an aerosol-generating substrate.
Ihar Zinovik
Filed: 3 Jun 20
Utility
Aerosol-generating Device Comprising Single Use Mouthpiece
22 Sep 22
The invention relates to an aerosol-generating device.
Rui Nuno Batista, Andreas Lob
Filed: 26 Jun 20
Utility
Container Having Sliding Lid and Locking Mechanism
22 Sep 22
A container (1) for consumer goods, the container comprises an outer housing comprising a box portion (60) and a lid portion (50).
Onur Dayioglu, Ross Lange, Julie Polier, Luiz Andre Rodrigues, Digvijay Singh
Filed: 14 Aug 20
Utility
Temperature Detection In Peripherally Heated Aerosol-generating Device
15 Sep 22
An aerosol-generating device is provided, including: a cavity configured to receive an aerosol-forming substrate; an external heating element of the aerosol-generating device configured to exclusively externally heat the aerosol-forming substrate when the aerosol-forming substrate is received in the cavity; and an elongate temperature sensor provided in the cavity and being configured to penetrate the aerosol-forming substrate when the aerosol-forming substrate is received in the cavity.
Rui Nuno BATISTA, Ricardo CALI
Filed: 20 Aug 20
Utility
Method and Apparatus to Cast a Sheet of Material Containing Alkaloids
15 Sep 22
The invention relates to a method for casting a sheet of a material containing alkaloids, the method comprising: —forming a slurry of the material containing alkaloids, the slurry having a viscosity value; —storing the slurry in a first tank; —providing a first flow-path and a second flow-path for fluid communication between the first tank and a casting box, the first flow-path comprising a first pump and the second flow-path comprising a second pump; —directing the slurry either along the first flow-path or along the second flow-path from the first tank to the casting box, defining a flow of slurry through the first flow-path or through the second flow-path, on the basis of the viscosity value of the slurry; and—casting the slurry to obtain a sheet of material containing alkaloids.
Michele Del Borrello, Clemente Iadanza, Ivan Prestia, Sandro Sartini
Filed: 23 Jun 20
Utility
an Aerosol-generating System and an Interface Element for an Aerosol-generating System
15 Sep 22
An aerosol-generating system is provided, including: an aerosol-generating element; a housing including an upper surface, a lower surface, and a plurality of regions; an interface element including a plurality of contact sensing elements, each contact sensing element being configured to generate an input signal responsive to that contact sensing element detecting contact with the upper surface at or near one of the plurality of regions; and a circuit configured to receive the input signals from the plurality of contact sensing elements and to enable a first function of the aerosol-generating system responsive to a first plurality of the input signals satisfying a first criterion, satisfaction of the first criterion being part of a multi-step authentication procedure, the first criterion including the circuit receiving a predefined number of the input signals simultaneously.
Rui Nuno BATISTA
Filed: 17 Aug 20
Utility
Thermal Insulation for Aerosol-generating Device
15 Sep 22
An aerosol-generating device is provided, including: a cavity to receive an aerosol-generating article including an aerosol-forming substrate, the cavity including a base, and the base including at least one air aperture; an induction heating arrangement including a susceptor arrangement and an induction coil, and being arranged at least partly surrounding or forming the cavity; and a thermally insulating element arranged between the susceptor arrangement and the induction coil, the thermally insulating element being sealingly attached to the base so as to prevent lateral airflow in a direction perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the device into the cavity at the base of the cavity, and one or more sidewalls of the susceptor arrangement are permeable and configured for lateral airflow to enter the cavity in the direction perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the device.
Rui Nuno BATISTA, Ricardo CALI
Filed: 25 Aug 20
Utility
Aerosol-generating Device with Gap Between Article
8 Sep 22
The invention relates to an aerosol-generating system comprising an aerosol-generating device and an aerosol-generating article comprising aerosol-forming substrate.
Michel Bessant, Frederic Lavanchy, Johannes Petrus Maria Pijnenburg, Jun Wei Yim
Filed: 4 Sep 20
Utility
Method for the Manufacture of Susceptor Sheet Material Comprising an Aerosol-forming Gel and Dosing System
8 Sep 22
The method for the manufacture of a susceptor sheet material comprising an aerosol-forming gel comprises the steps of providing a susceptor sheet material comprising at least one depression on both sides of the susceptor sheet material; and applying aerosol-forming gel to the at least one depression on both sides of the susceptor sheet material.
Massimiliano Bertoldo, Gennaro Campitelli, Fabio Cantieri, Gianpaolo D'Ambra
Filed: 27 Jul 20
Utility
Aerosol Generating Article with Retainer
8 Sep 22
There is provided an aerosol generating article (2).
Didier Graf, Michele Lorenzelli, Alexis Louvet, Farhang Mohseni
Filed: 7 Jul 20
Utility
an Aerosol-generating Device and a Method of Generating a Mixed Aerosol
1 Sep 22
An aerosol-generating device is provided, including: a first storage portion; a first liquid aerosol-forming substrate contained within the first storage portion; an electrospray device to generate a first aerosol from the first liquid aerosol-forming substrate, the electrospray device including a nozzle to receive the first liquid aerosol-forming substrate from the first storage portion, and a voltage circuit including a circuit ground, the voltage circuit to apply a voltage difference between the first liquid aerosol-forming substrate and the circuit ground; a second storage portion; a second liquid aerosol-forming substrate contained within the second storage portion; a heater to heat second liquid aerosol-forming substrate from the second storage portion; and a mixing chamber in fluid communication with the nozzle and the heater, the heater being downstream of the nozzle.
Jakub BIALEK, Robert EMMETT, Ana Isabel Gonzalez FLOREZ, Jean-Pierre SCHALLER
Filed: 28 Jul 20
Utility
Resilient Sealing Element for Aerosol-generating Device
1 Sep 22
The invention relates to an aerosol-generating device comprising a cavity (10) for receiving an aerosol-generating article (12) containing aerosol-forming substrate (18).
Rui Nuno Batista, Ricardo Cali
Filed: 25 Aug 20
Utility
Aerosol-generating System with Charging Device and Aerosol-generating Device with End Contacts
25 Aug 22
An electrically operable aerosol-generating system is provided, including: a charging device including a primary power source and a housing to retain the power source; and an aerosol-generating device including a secondary power source and having proximal and distal ends and a body extending therebetween, the charging device having a docking arrangement including a docking space between a first end and an opposing second end spaced therefrom, the first and second ends being walls of the housing, electrical contacts on at least one of the proximal or distal ends of the device to engage with corresponding electrical contacts on at least one of the first and second ends of the docking arrangement, and the electrical contacts include a positive and a negative electrical contact, at least one of which being an annular electrical contact, arranged concentrically on the at least one of the proximal or distal ends.
Raphael HOLZHERR, Hankak LEE
Filed: 4 Mar 22
Utility
Nicotine Composition, Method for Making and Aerosol Generating Articles Comprising Such
25 Aug 22
A nicotine composition is provided, including a non-aqueous solvent; at least 0.2 percent by weight of nicotine based on the weight of the nicotine composition; a first ratio by weight of (β-ionone+β-damascenone) to (phenol) of greater than 0.25; and a second ratio by weight of (furaneol+(2,3-diethyl-5-methylpyrazine)*100)) to (nicotine) of greater than 5×10−4.
Matteo BIASIOLI, Marie FARINE, Felix FRAUENDORFER, Jagoda KUC, Sébastien LANASPÈZE, Stefan LAUENSTEIN, Benoît MIVELAZ, Christel RAPHOZ, Patrick Charles SILVESTRINI, Steve TZIMOULIS
Filed: 5 Jun 20
Utility
Cartridge
25 Aug 22
A cartridge includes a body with a side wall and at least one lid arranged to cover a top or a bottom, or both.
Didier Graf, James Lynch, Jimmy Rennick, Giovanna Landi, Morten Grøsfjeld, Alexandra Lindén, Peter Norrby, Przemyslaw Romanow, Eoin McNally, Bryan Murphy
Filed: 22 Jul 20
Utility
Cartridge for an Aerosol-generating Device with Impermeable Capsule
25 Aug 22
The invention relates to a cartridge (10) configured for usage with an aerosol-generating device.
Guillaume Frederick, Fabiana Spadaro, Ihar Zinovik
Filed: 24 Jun 20
Utility
Concentration of Wet Tobacco Extracts
18 Aug 22
A method of manufacturing a concentrated tobacco extract for an aerosol-generating article is provided, including: providing a natural tobacco material; heating the material to a temperature and for a time such that volatile species including nicotine are released from the material, the heating includes heating the material in a flow of inert gas or in a flow of a combination of an inert gas with water or steam or heating the material under vacuum; collecting the released volatile species and forming a liquid, naturally derived tobacco extract including the collected species, a polyhydric alcohol, and at least about 40 percent by weight of water; and heating the liquid extract to evaporate at least some of the water and obtain concentrated tobacco extract, by heating to a temperature and for a time such that a water content in the naturally derived tobacco extract is reduced by at least about 60 percent.
Marie FARINE, Felix FRAUENDORFER, Sebastien LANASPEZE, Stefan LAUENSTEIN, Christel RAPHOZ, Patrick Charles SILVESTRINI, Steve TZIMOULIS
Filed: 5 Jun 20
Utility
Improved Method of Producing a Liquid Tobacco Extract
18 Aug 22
A method of producing a liquid tobacco extract is provided, the method including the steps of: preparing a tobacco starting material including natural tobacco material such that during the step of preparing the tobacco starting material, the tobacco is not subjected to any treatment adapted to alter the pH of the tobacco; heating the tobacco starting material in a flow of inert gas at an extraction temperature of between 125 degrees Celsius and 160 degrees Celsius for between 90 minutes and 270 minutes; collecting volatile compounds released from the natural tobacco starting material during the heating step; and forming a liquid tobacco extract comprising the collected volatile compounds.
Matteo BIASIOLI, Marie FARINE, Felix FRAUENDORFER, Jagoda KUC, Sebastien LANASPEZE, Stefan LAUENSTEIN, Benoit MIVELAZ, Christel RAPHOZ, Patrick Charles SILVESTRINI, Steve TZIMOULIS
Filed: 5 Jun 20
Utility
Susceptor assembly for inductively heating an aerosol-forming substrate
18 Aug 22
A susceptor assembly for inductively heating an aerosol-forming substrate includes a first susceptor and a second susceptor.
Andreas Michael ROSSOLL, Oleg FURSA
Filed: 9 May 22
Utility
Aerosol-generating Article Comprising an Aerosol-cooling Element
18 Aug 22
An aerosol-cooling element for an aerosol-generating article.
Miguel Lereno Santos Vale
Filed: 10 May 22