853 patents
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Method of Manufacturing an Aerosol-generating Film
9 Jun 22
A method of manufacturing an aerosol-generating film for generating an aerosol upon heating is provided, including: preparing a film-forming composition including a cellulose based film-forming agent, a non-cellulose based thickening agent, at least about 30 wt percent of water, and at least about 20 wt percent of a polyhydric alcohol being glycerin; forming a layer of the composition less than 1 millimeter thick; and heating the layer to evaporate at least some of the water to obtain the film, the layer being heated to a temperature and for a time such that the film contains less than or equal to about 30 wt percent of water, and the step of preparing the composition further includes dissolving the cellulose based agent and the non-cellulose based thickening agent in the water to form a water-based preparation, defoaming the preparation, and mixing the polyhydric alcohol into the preparation to obtain the composition.
Delphine LANGLET, Olivier VEGRAN, Jean-Yves VOLLMER
Filed: 18 Mar 20
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Aerosol-generating Substrate Comprising an Aerosol-generating Film
9 Jun 22
An aerosol-generating article including a rod of aerosol-generating substrate is provided, the rod including: an aerosol-generating film comprising at least 25 percent by weight of a polyhydric alcohol and at least 10 percent by weight of a cellulose based film-forming agent, the aerosol-generating film being configured such that an exposed surface area of the aerosol-generating film within the aerosol-generating substrate is at least 5 square millimeters per mg of the aerosol-generating film, and the aerosol-generating film being substantially tobacco-free.
Sebastien CAPELLI, Onur DAYIOGLU, Robert EMMETT, Jean-Yves VOLLMER
Filed: 18 Mar 20
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Aerosol-generating Article Having a Tubular Support Element
9 Jun 22
An aerosol-generating article defining a longitudinal direction extending between an upstream end and a downstream end is provided, including: a plug of aerosol-forming substrate at the upstream end; a hollow tubular support element positioned immediately downstream of the plug; and a filter segment at the downstream end of the article and positioned immediately downstream of the element, the article having a length extending in the longitudinal direction, the plug having a length extending in the longitudinal direction, the element having a length extending in the longitudinal direction between a first end of the element and a second end of the element, a ratio of the length of the element to the length of the article is between 0.3 to 1 and 0.5 to 1, and a ratio of the length of the plug to the length of the element is between 0.5 to 1 and 0.8 to 1.
Stefanos PAPAKYRILLOU
Filed: 19 Mar 20
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Aerosol-generating System and Article for Use Therewith
9 Jun 22
An aerosol-generating system comprising: an aerosol-generating article (1), the aerosol-generating article comprising a single metered dose of an aerosol-forming substrate; an airflow pathway (108) arranged between an air inlet (110) and an air outlet (112); an aerosolisation chamber (116) arranged at a location along the airflow pathway (108) such that the airflow pathway passes through at least a portion of the aerosolisation chamber (116); and a flow controller (122, 124) for selectively controlling the flow of air through the airflow pathway (108), the flow controller (122, 124) having an open configuration in which air can flow into and out of the aerosolisation chamber (116) and a closed configuration in which air is substantially prevented from flowing into and out of the aerosolisation chamber (116); wherein the aerosolisation chamber (116) is configured to open to receive only one aerosol-generating article (1) at a time; wherein the aerosolisation chamber (116) is configured to close to contain the aerosol-generating article (1); the aerosol-generating system further comprising a heating element (118, 120) arranged to heat the aerosolisation chamber (116) when an aerosol-generating article (1) is received within the aerosolisation chamber (116); wherein the aerosol-generating system is configured to heat the aerosolisation chamber (116) containing the aerosol-generating article (1) only when the flow controller (122, 124) is in the closed configuration.
Clement Besso, Nazan Gunduz
Filed: 4 Mar 20
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Aerosol-generating Article Comprising a Hollow Tubular Support Element
9 Jun 22
An aerosol-generating article having an upstream end and a downstream end is provided, the article defining a longitudinal direction between the upstream end and the downstream end, the article including: an aerosol-forming substrate; a hollow tubular support element disposed downstream of the substrate and extending along the longitudinal direction, defining an opening extending in the longitudinal direction and configured for aerosol to flow towards the downstream end, a filter disposed downstream of the hollow tubular support element in the longitudinal direction, a hardness of the article at the hollow tubular support element is at least about 80%, and the hardness of the article at the hollow tubular support element is determined by means of the DD60A Test.
Stefanos PAPAKYRILLOU
Filed: 3 Apr 20
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Multi-channel and Reversed Airflow Mouthpiece for an Aerosol-generating Article
9 Jun 22
The mouthpiece for an aerosol-generating article comprises a housing with an inlet end, configured to allow an aerosol to flow into the mouthpiece, an outlet end, configured to allow the aerosol to flow out of the mouthpiece, and an aerosol flow path extending between the inlet and the outlet end.
Rui Nuno Batista
Filed: 3 Apr 20
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Aerosol-generating System with Chromatic Recognition
9 Jun 22
An aerosol-generating system (50) has an optical sensor (23) disposed on a portion of an exterior surface of the aerosol-generating system.
Rui Nuno Batista, Ricardo Cali, Nikita Karelin
Filed: 13 Mar 20
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Paper Wrapper for an Electrically Heated Aerosol-generating Article
2 Jun 22
An electrically heatable aerosol-generating article is provided, including an aerosol-generating substrate including at least one aerosol former; a mouthpiece; and a paper wrapper circumscribing at least a portion of the aerosol-generating substrate, the paper wrapper having a wet tensile strength of at least 5 Newtons per 15 millimeters when measured in accordance with the Wet Tensile Strength Test.
Mirko MINZONI
Filed: 2 Dec 21
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Aerosol-generating Systems and Methods for Guiding an Airflow Inside an Electrically Heated Aerosol-generating System
2 Jun 22
An aerosol-generating system is provided, including: a liquid storage portion including a container to hold a liquid aerosol-forming substrate and defining an opening at an end thereof; a heater assembly extending across the opening along a plane transverse to a longitudinal axis of the storage portion and including electrically conductive filaments having a substantially flat orientation; a capillary material between the storage portion and the assembly; and conductive contacts in electrical contact with contacts of the assembly, the storage portion being at a first side of the assembly, and first and second portions of a first airflow channel at a second side of the assembly, the first portion to direct air from outside the system in a direction towards a surface of the capillary material, and the second portion to direct air from the outside in a direction away from the surface before such air enters the first portion.
Oleg MIRONOV, lhar Nikolaevich ZINOVIK (Deceased), Keethan Dasnavis FERNANDO
Filed: 18 Feb 22
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Aerosol-generating Device with Article Position Detector
2 Jun 22
An aerosol-generating device is provided, including: a receiving region configured to removably receive an aerosol-generating article including an aerosol-generating substrate; a position detector configured to detect a position of the received aerosol-generating article; a warning element configured to generate a warning signal; and a controller configured to receive a signal from the position detector indicative of the position of the received aerosol-generating article, control the warning element to generate a warning signal when the aerosol-generating article is in an improper position, and control the warning element to generate a further warning signal for a predetermined time, when a heating element of the aerosol-generating device is operated longer than a second predetermined time during which the aerosol-generating article is in an improper position.
Frederic NICOLAS, Cyrille POINDRON
Filed: 31 Mar 20
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Cartridge with a Heater Assembly for an Aerosol-generating System
26 May 22
An aerosol-generating system including a cartridge is provided, the cartridge including a liquid storage portion including a housing configured to hold a liquid aerosol-forming substrate, the housing having an opening; and a heater assembly including at least one heater element fixed to the housing and extending across an opening of the housing, wherein a width of the at least one heater element of the heater assembly is smaller than a width of the opening of the housing.
Ihar ZINOVIK, Oleg MIRONOV, Keethan Dasnavis FERNANDO
Filed: 10 Feb 22
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Container Having Box and Sleeve with Locking Mechanism
26 May 22
A container (1) for consumer goods, the container comprises an outer sleeve (20) and inner box (10) disposed within the outer sleeve (20), and configured to slide within the outer sleeve (20) between: a first position, in which the interior of the inner box (10) cannot be accessed by a user; and a second position, in which the interior of the inner box (10) can be accessed by a user.
Onur Dayioglu, Ross Lange, Julie Polier, Digvijay Singh
Filed: 14 Aug 20
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Aerosol-generating Device and System with Residue Detector
26 May 22
An aerosol-generating device is provided, including: a cavity configured to receive an aerosol-generating article including an aerosol-forming substrate; a heater configured to heat the aerosol-forming substrate received in the cavity; a power supply; a residue detector for sensing aerosol-forming substrate residue in the cavity or on the heater; and a controller configured to: control a supply of power from the power supply to the heater to heat the aerosol-forming substrate received in the cavity, receive signals from the residue detection means indicative of an amount of aerosol-forming substrate residue in the cavity or on the heater, and determine an indication of the amount of aerosol-forming substrate residue in the cavity or on the heater based on one or more signals received from the residue detection means.
James FRAKE, Paul HOPKINSON
Filed: 13 Mar 20
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Inspection Station and Method for Inspecting Sheet Material
12 May 22
The invention relates to an inspection station for crimped sheet material.
Rui Nuno Batista, Ricardo Cali
Filed: 4 Mar 20
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Inductively Heatable Aerosol-forming Rods and Shaping Device for Usage In the Manufacturing of Such Rods
12 May 22
An inductively heatable aerosol-forming rod for an aerosol-generating article is provided, including a first cylindrical core portion including at least one of a first aerosol-forming substrate and a first flavoring material; a second cylindrical core portion separate from the first core portion including at least one of a second aerosol-forming substrate and a second flavoring material; at least one elongate susceptor laterally abutting the first and the second core portions in a non-bond manner such that the susceptor is sandwiched between the first and the second core portions; a sleeve portion arranged around the first and the second core portions and the susceptor, and including at least one of a filler material, a third aerosol-forming substrate, and a third flavoring material.
Rui Nuno BATISTA, Ivan PRESTIA
Filed: 27 Feb 20
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Method and Apparatus for Manufacturing a Corrugated Web
12 May 22
There is disclosed a method of manufacturing a corrugated polymeric material web for an aerosol-generating article.
Rui Nuno Batista, Ivan Prestia
Filed: 24 Jan 20
Utility
Case with a Rotatable Holder for an Aerosol-generating Device
12 May 22
A case for an aerosol-generating device is provided, including: a case housing; a holder to receive the device and being movable with respect to the case housing between a closed position in which removal of the device from the holder is prevented and a docking position in which the device is removable; a case power supply within the case housing; a case electrical connector to supply power to the device received within the holder; a charging connector to receive power from an external power supply; a sensor to sense a position of the holder and to generate a signal indicative of the position; and a controller to receive the signal from the sensor, supply power to the case power supply when the signal indicates the holder is the closed position, and supply power when the signal indicates the holder is in the docking position.
Ricardo CALI
Filed: 19 Mar 20
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Inductively Heatable Aerosol-forming Rods and Shaping Device for Usage In the Manufacturing of Such Rods
5 May 22
An inductively heatable aerosol-forming rod for an aerosol-generating article is provided, including one cylindrical core portion including a first aerosol-forming substrate; at least one elongate susceptor laterally abutting the cylindrical core portion in a non-bonded manner along a longitudinal axis of the aerosol-forming rod; and a sleeve portion arranged around the cylindrical core portion and the susceptor, the sleeve including at least one of a filler material and a second aerosol-forming substrate.
Rui Nuno BATISTA, Ivan PRESTIA
Filed: 27 Feb 20
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Inductively Heatable Aerosol-generating Article, Method for Manufacturing Such an Article and an Apparatus for Manufacturing a Susceptor of Such an Article
5 May 22
An inductively heatable aerosol-generating article for an inductively heating aerosol-generating device is provided, including at least one aerosol-forming substrate and at least one susceptor in thermal proximity to the aerosol-forming substrate or thermal contact with the aerosol-forming substrate, the susceptor including an expanded metal sheet including a plurality of openings through the sheet.
Rui Nuno BATISTA, Yves JORDIL, Ivan PRESTIA
Filed: 27 Feb 20
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Holder for Inhaler Article
5 May 22
A holder (150) for an inhaler article (110) includes a housing (151) defining an inhaler article cavity (154).
Gennaro Campitelli, Onur Dayioglu, Fabiana Spadaro, GĂ©rard Zuber
Filed: 2 Mar 20