853 patents
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Improved Method of Producing a Liquid Tobacco Extract
28 Dec 23
A method of producing a liquid tobacco extract is provided, the method including the steps of: preparing a tobacco material; heating the tobacco material at an extraction temperature of between 100 degrees Celsius and 160 degrees Celsius for at least 15 minutes, the tobacco material being heated directly; collecting volatile compounds released from the tobacco material during the heating step; and forming a liquid tobacco extract including the collected volatile compounds, the tobacco material being microwave heated during at least one step of the method.
Simon NUSSBAUMER, Alain SCIBOZ, Marc Antonius Friedrich VAN DEN BOOGAART, Francesco FEDELI, Morris Kevin HOOIJMANS
Filed: 6 Dec 21
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Aerosol-generating Article with Low Resistance to Draw and Improved Flavour Delivery
28 Dec 23
An aerosol-generating article extending from a mouth end to a distal end is provided, including: an aerosol-generating element; and a downstream section located downstream of the aerosol-generating element, the downstream section extending from a downstream end of the aerosol-generating element to the mouth end of the aerosol-generating article, a resistance to draw (RTD) of the downstream section being less than 10 mm H2O, between about 5 percent and about 35 percent of a length of the downstream section includes a first section defining a first empty region for air to flow, at least about 65 percent of the length of the downstream section further includes a second section defining a second empty region for air to flow, and a total cross-sectional area of the first empty region defined by the first section being less than a total cross-sectional area of the second empty region defined by the second section.
Gennaro CAMPITELLI, Jerome UTHURRY
Filed: 7 Oct 21
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Aerosol-generating Article Having a Wrapper
28 Dec 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 including an aerosol former content of at least about 5 percent on a dry weight basis; and a wrapper wrapped around at least a portion of the aerosol-generating article, the wrapper including an embossed portion circumscribing at least the rod of aerosol-generating substrate, the embossed portion of the wrapper circumscribing the rod of aerosol-generating substrate along at least 80 percent of a length of the rod.
Clement BESSO, Frederic Ulysse BUEHLER, Stefan LAUENSTEIN
Filed: 29 Nov 21
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Aerosol Generating Device with Modular Components
28 Dec 23
An aerosol generating system includes an aerosol generating device (100), a first module (201), and a second module (202).
Pieter Van Lancker, Valerio Oliana, Virginie Garcia
Filed: 14 Oct 20
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Aerosol-generating Device with a Self-supporting Component
28 Dec 23
An aerosol-generating device is provided, including: a heater casing housing a heating chamber, the heating chamber configured to receive an aerosol-generating article including an aerosol-forming substrate; an air-flow tube configured to provide air to the heating chamber; and a controller configured to control operation of the aerosol-generating device, in which the heater casing, the air-flow tube, and the control element are mounted to one another and form a self-supporting component of the aerosol-generating device.
Michel BESSANT, Silviu Natanael PANTEA, Jun Wei YIM, Grégori ISCHI, Jun Jie HOW, Dennis Yape DELA PAZ
Filed: 25 Oct 21
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Reusable Aerosol-generating Article with a Compartment for the Aerosol-forming Substrate
28 Dec 23
A reusable aerosol-generating article configured to be received into a cavity of an aerosol-generating device is provided, the reusable aerosol-generating article including: a housing including a compartment configured to receive an aerosol-forming substrate and an air-flow tube arranged downstream of the compartment, at least parts of the housing being pivotable about a hinge and configured to provide access to the compartment and the air-flow tube.
Clement BESSO, Ricardo CALI, Wanjiang HAN, Toney Moses RAJAN
Filed: 24 Nov 21
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an Aerosol-forming Substrate
21 Dec 23
An aerosol-forming substrate for an aerosol-generating system is provided, the aerosol-forming substrate including: one or more aerosol formers, the aerosol-forming substrate having an aerosol former content of greater than 30 percent by weight; hydroxypropylmethyl cellulose; and one or more cellulose based strengthening agents including cellulose powder, the aerosol-forming substrate having a cellulose powder content of between about 0.5 percent by weight and about 50 percent by weight.
Celine GAMBS, Jean-Yves VOLLMER
Filed: 7 Oct 21
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Aerosol-generating Article System with Olfactory Malodor Inhibition
21 Dec 23
An aerosol-generating article is provided, including: an aerosol-forming substrate; an odor inhibition substrate including at least 10 different odor components; and a wrapper circumscribing at least a portion of the aerosol-forming substrate, the odor inhibition substrate being provided on the wrapper.
Flavie ARAMENDY, Ricardo CALI, Thomas Philipp SALVADOR
Filed: 11 Nov 21
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Aerosol-generating Article with Tubular Element
21 Dec 23
An aerosol-generating article including a plurality of elements assembled in the form of a rod is provided, the elements including: a first element including an aerosol-generating substrate; and a tubular element positioned upstream or downstream of the first element, the tubular element including: a tubular body defining a cavity extending from a first end of the tubular body to a second end of the tubular body, and a folded end portion forming a first end wall at the first end of the tubular body, the first end wall delimiting an opening for airflow between the cavity and an exterior of the tubular element, the cavity in the tubular element being an empty cavity.
Gennaro CAMPITELLI, Valerio D'AMBROGI, Chrystophe SCHALLER, Jerome UTHURRY
Filed: 8 Oct 21
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Aerosol-generating Article with Low Density Substrate
21 Dec 23
An aerosol-generating article is provided, including: an aerosol-generating substrate; and a downstream section extending from a downstream end of the aerosol-generating substrate to a downstream end of the aerosol-generating article, the aerosol-generating substrate having a density of no more than 0.5 grams per cubic centimetre, and the aerosol-generating substrate having a length-to-diameter ratio of no more than 6.0.
Jerome UTHURRY
Filed: 8 Oct 21
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Aerosol-generating Article Having a Shredded Tobacco Substrate and an Upstream Section
21 Dec 23
An aerosol-generating article is provided, including: a rod of aerosol-generating substrate having a length of between 8 millimetres and 16 millimetres, the aerosol-generating substrate including a shredded tobacco material having an average density of between 150 mg per cubic centimetre and 500 mg per cubic centimetre; a downstream section provided downstream of the rod of aerosol-generating substrate, the downstream section including at least one hollow tubular element; and an upstream element provided upstream of the rod of aerosol-generating substrate and abutting an upstream end of the rod of aerosol-generating substrate, the upstream element having a length of between 2 millimetres and 8 millimetres.
Jerome UTHURRY
Filed: 26 Aug 21
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Flanged Inner Hole Diameter Adjustment As Aerosol Enhancer
21 Dec 23
An aerosol generating article including a tubular element is provided, the tubular element including: a tubular body defining a cavity extending from a first end of the tubular body to a second end of the tubular body, the cavity having an area as measured perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of the tubular element; and a folded end portion forming a first end wall at a first end of the tubular body, the first end wall delimiting an opening for airflow between the cavity and an exterior of the tubular element, the opening having an area, as measured perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the tubular element, of from about 0.6 percent to about 60 percent of an area of the cavity.
Farhang MOHSENI
Filed: 8 Oct 21
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Aerosol-generating Article Having Wrapper Comprising an Embossed Portion
21 Dec 23
An aerosol-generating article is provided, including: a rod of aerosol-generating substrate; and a paper wrapper wrapped around at least a portion of the aerosol-generating article, the paper wrapper including an embossed portion circumscribing the rod of aerosol-generating substrate along at least 80 percent of the length of the rod and having a basis weight of from 50 grams per square meter to 100 grams per square meter.
Clement BESSO, Frederic Ulysse BUEHLER, Onur DAYIOGLU, Stefan LAUENSTEIN
Filed: 29 Nov 21
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Aerosol Generator with Curved Chamber
21 Dec 23
An aerosol generator configured to generate an aerosol from an aerosol-forming substrate is provided, the aerosol generator including: a non-thermal aerosol-generating element configured to aerosolise an aerosol-forming substrate; at least one air inlet; at least one air outlet; a chamber between the air inlet and the air outlet, the non-thermal aerosol-generating element being arranged in the chamber and being further configured to release aerosolised aerosol-forming substrate into the chamber; an airflow path extending through the chamber between the air inlet and the air outlet, via the non-thermal aerosol-generating element; and a side wall circumscribing the non-thermal aerosol-generating element, the side wall having a curved surface defining a curved surface of the chamber, the air inlet extending through the side wall and being configured to direct air into the chamber in a direction tangential to the curved surface of the chamber.
Jakub BIALEK, Leander DITTMANN, Mahdi ASGARI
Filed: 14 Oct 21
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Aerosol-generating Device with Heater with Cold Zone
21 Dec 23
A heater assembly for an aerosol-generating device is provided, including: an elongate heating chamber configured to heat an aerosol-forming substrate; and a heating element arranged around the elongate heating chamber, the elongate heating chamber having a first length and the heating element having a second length, the first length of the elongate heating chamber being greater than the second length of the heating element, such that there is a proximal distance between a proximal end of the elongate heating chamber and a proximal end of the heating element, and the proximal distance being between 0.1 millimeter and 4 millimeters.
Michel BESSANT, Marine JARRIAULT, Frédéric LAVANCHY, Silviu Natanael PANTEA, Johannes Petrus Maria PIJNENBURG, Jun Wei YIM, Grégori ISCHI
Filed: 25 Oct 21
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Accessory for Aerosol-generating Device with Heating Element
21 Dec 23
An aerosol-generating kit including an aerosol-generating device and an accessory for the aerosol-generating device is provided, the aerosol-generating device including: a device cavity configured to receive an aerosol-generating article including an aerosol-forming substrate, a device heating element arranged at least partly around the device cavity, a power supply configured to supply electrical energy to the heating element, a controller configured to control the supply of electrical energy from the power supply to the device heating element, device electrical contacts, and a proximal end configured for attachment with the accessory, the device electrical contacts being arranged at the proximal end of the aerosol-generating device and being configured to enable an electrical connection between the aerosol-generating device and the accessory; and the accessory including: a cavity configured to receive an aerosol-generating article including an aerosol-forming substrate, and a heating element arranged at least partly surrounding the cavity.
Rui Nuno Rodrigues Alves BATISTA, Armine GRIGORYAN, Valerio OLIANA, Alexandra SEREDA
Filed: 19 Nov 21
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an Aerosol-generating System Comprising an Electrochemical Sensor Switch
21 Dec 23
An aerosol-generating system is provided, including: an aerosol-generating article including an aerosol-forming substrate and an aerosol-forming marker; and an aerosol-generating device configured to receive the aerosol-generating article, the aerosol-generating device including: control electronics, an electrochemical sensor switch operably coupled to the control electronics, the electrochemical sensor switch being configured to change from a first state to a second state when the electrochemical sensor switch detects an amount of the aerosol-forming marker that is above or below a predetermined threshold amount, and a heater operably coupled to the control electronics via the electrochemical sensor switch, the control electronics being configured to cause the heater to deactivate when the electrochemical sensor switch changes from the first state to the second state, and the aerosol-generating article including a reservoir containing the aerosol-forming marker, the reservoir including a capsule including an outer shell formed from a thermally degradable material.
Rui Nuno Rodrigues Alves BATISTA, Ricardo CALI, Alexandra SEREDA
Filed: 8 Dec 21
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Dry Powder Inhaler
21 Dec 23
A dry powder inhaler (10) having a chamber (26) divided into first and second blister compartments (28, 30) for storing unused and used portions (34, 36) of a blister strip (12) is provided.
Andreas Meliniotis, Liam McGuinness
Filed: 17 May 23
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Puffing Session End Notification
21 Dec 23
Aerosol-generating device (102) including a puffing session indicator (127) and a controller (128) operably coupled to the puffing session indicator, the controller configured to monitor a puffing session of a user, determine an end of the puffing session based the monitoring, and provide a puffing session end notification to the user indicative of the end of the puffing session in response to determination of the end of the puffing session.
Gregory André Cristian
Filed: 5 Oct 21
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Aerosol-generating Article with Internal Susceptor
21 Dec 23
An aerosol-generating article is provided, including: a plurality of elements assembled in a form of a rod having a mouth end and a distal end upstream from the mouth end, the plurality of elements including an aerosol-forming substrate located at or towards the distal end of the rod, in which an elongate susceptor is arranged substantially longitudinally within the rod and in thermal contact with the aerosol-forming substrate, in which the aerosol-forming substrate includes tobacco, and in which the aerosol-forming substrate further includes a single aerosol former or a combination of two or more aerosol formers.
Oleg MIRONOV, Ihar Nikolaevich ZINOVIK
Filed: 30 Aug 23