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Dry Powder Inhaler
30 Dec 21
The present invention provides dry powder inhaler (DPI) devices (100) for dispensing dry powder and methods for using the same.
Robin Craig Cocker, Ben Alexander King, Christopher Iain Davidson, Paul Mutti, Alex Stenzler, Steve Han, James Tibbatts
Filed: 13 Jan 20
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Method and Apparatus for Folding a Web of Material
23 Dec 21
A method of manufacturing a compressed rod of web material for the filter rod of a aerosol-generating article, comprising: supplying a feed of web material (140) from a supply apparatus (110); drawing the web material (140) through a filter rod manufacturing apparatus; introducing a curved ridge (146B) into the central portion of the width wise cross-section of the web material (140) as it approaches contact with the interior of a folding funnel (120), by drawing the web material (140) across a forming surface (130 A) of a former (130) that contacts a central portion of the web material (140), in which the forming surface (130A) deflects the central portion of the web material (140) from a line extending between where the web material (140) leaves the supply apparatus (110) and the centre of an outlet (120B) of the folding funnel; and folding the web material (140) in the folding funnel (120) to form a compressed rod of web material.
Antonella Giannini, Stefano Malossi, Alberto Monzoni
Filed: 18 Jan 19
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Systems and Methods Relating to Network-based Biomarker Signatures
23 Dec 21
Systems and methods are provided herein for generating a classifier for phenotypic prediction.
Florian Martin, Alain Sewer, Julia Hoeng, Manuel Claude Peitsch
Filed: 29 Jun 21
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3-(1,2,3,6-TETRAHYDROPYRIDIN-2-YL) Pyridine Glutarate or a Pharmaceutically Acceptable Solvate Thereof
23 Dec 21
The present invention relates to 3-(1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridin-2-yl)pyridine glutarate or a pharmaceutically acceptable solvate thereof, to a crystal thereof and to a polymorph of this crystal It further relates to the medicinal use of each of these, in particular in the treatment or prophylaxis of substance addiction or inflammation
Anatoly MAZUROV
Filed: 17 Dec 19
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Case for Aerosol-generating Device with Detector
16 Dec 21
A case for an aerosol-generating device is provided, the case including a housing; a holder to receive a portion of the device, the holder being movably couplable to the housing and movable relative to the housing between an open position configured to receive the device and a closed position configured to store the device; a holder position detector configured to detect whether the holder is in the open position or the closed position, the holder position detector including circuitry configured to determine a position of the holder relative to the housing; a power supply; an electrical connector configured to electrically connect the power supply to an aerosol-generating device received in the holder; and power supply control circuitry configured to control a supply of power from the power supply to the device received in the holder and connected to the electrical connector.
Roland ANTONOPOULOS, Kok Hwa LIEW, Franck POURRAT
Filed: 21 Oct 19
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Liquid Supply System for Use In Aerosol-generating Devices
16 Dec 21
A liquid supply system for use with aerosol-generating devices includes a liquid retention material 136, a liquid flow channel extending from the liquid retention material and a barrier 125 disposed in the liquid flow channel, the barrier having a degradation temperature between 60° C. and 130° C.
Irene Taurino
Filed: 1 Oct 19
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Method for Drying Filter Rods
16 Dec 21
The method for drying filter rods comprises the steps of providing a filter rod, providing a support surface for receiving the filter rod and guiding the filter rod on the support surface by a guide element arranged above the support surface.
Gianni Caprini
Filed: 26 Aug 21
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Aerosol-generating Device for Inductive Heating of an Aerosol-forming Substrate
9 Dec 21
An aerosol-generating device for generating an aerosol by inductive heating of an aerosol-forming substrate is provided, the device including a device housing including a cavity configured to receive the aerosol-forming substrate; an induction source including an induction coil configured to generate an alternating magnetic field within the cavity, the induction coil being arranged around at least a portion of the cavity; a flux concentrator arranged around the induction coil and configured to distort the alternating magnetic field of the induction source towards the cavity; and a bond layer firmly coupled to a least a portion of the flux concentrator, the bond layer including or consisting of a poly(p-xylylene) polymer.
Jerome Christian COURBAT, Enrico STURA, Dani RUSCIO
Filed: 10 Oct 19
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Aerosol-generating Article Having Aerosol-generating Substrate with Dual Plugs
2 Dec 21
A heated aerosol-generating article including a rod of aerosol-generating substrate is provided, the rod of aerosol-generating substrate including: a first plug of homogenised tobacco material including an aerosol former; and a second plug of homogenised tobacco material including an aerosol former, where the first plug and the second plug are coaxially aligned in an abutting end-to-end relationship, the first plug being disposed downstream of the second plug, where the first plug and the second plug differ from each other in at least one of density and composition of aerosol former, such that the first plug has a lower activation temperature than the second plug, and where, upon heating of the aerosol-generating substrate, the first plug releases aerosol after a shorter time than the second plug.
Tony REEVELL
Filed: 6 Dec 18
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Fluid Permeable Heater Assembly for an Aerosol-generating System and Method for Assembling a Fluid Permeable Heater for an Aerosol-generating System
2 Dec 21
A cartridge for an aerosol-generating system is provided, including a liquid storage portion including a housing containing a liquid aerosol-forming substrate, the housing having an open end; and a heater assembly including: an electrical heating element configured to heat the substrate to form an aerosol, the heating element including a planar filament arrangement having one or more electrically conductive filaments, an electrically insulating substrate having a planar attachment face, the filament arrangement disposed on the planar attachment face, and connectors arranged at opposite ends of the heating element and forming two separate electrical contacts configured to apply power to the filament arrangement, at least a portion of the heater assembly is fluid-permeable, and the heater assembly is arranged over the open end of the housing.
Rui BATISTA, Jean-Marc Widmer, Jens Ulrik Poulsen
Filed: 13 Aug 21
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Reconfigurable Wrapping Mechanism
2 Dec 21
A reconfigurable wrapping mechanism (100) for forming a substantially cylindrical wrapped element by wrapping a core (160) within a web material (162), comprising a reconfigurable garniture bed (110) having an elongate formation channel (112) for supporting a conveying belt (120) extending along the length of the elongate formation channel (112) for entraining the web material (162), and wherein the elongate formation channel (112) has an elongate open side.
Mauro Sirani Fornasini
Filed: 31 Jul 19
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Reconfigurable Wrapping Mechanism
2 Dec 21
A reconfigurable wrapping mechanism (100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600) for forming a substantially cylindrical wrapped element by wrapping a core (160, 560) within a web material, comprising: a reconfigurable garniture bed (110, 210, 310, 410) having an elongate formation channel (212) that has an elongate open side; a conveying belt (120, 220, 320, 420, 520) extending along the length of the elongate formation channel (212) for entraining the web material; a drive mechanism for driving the conveying belt (120, 220, 320, 420, 520) along the length of the elongate formation channel (212).
Mauro Sirani Fornasini
Filed: 31 Jul 19
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Cartridge for Aerosol-generating System
25 Nov 21
An aerosol-generating system is provided, including a main unit including a power supply; and a cartridge removably mounted to the main unit and including: a liquid storage portion to store a liquid, a heater assembly including a flat-shaped fluid-permeable heating element, including first and second surfaces, the first surface arranged in an upstream position to receive a liquid, and the second surface arranged in a downstream position to release the liquid in vaporized form, and a capillary body having a first elongated end and a second end, the first elongated end extending into the storage portion to contact the liquid, the second end contacting the first surface of the heating element, a cross-sectional area of the capillary body at the second end is greater than that at the first elongated end, the capillary body including capillary fibers at the first elongated end and at the second end.
Rui Nuno BATISTA
Filed: 10 Aug 21
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Nicotine Particles and Compositions
25 Nov 21
The composition is formed of a plurality of particles.
Gerard Zuber, Nicolo Volpe
Filed: 5 Aug 21
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Inductive Heating Assembly for Aerosol Generation Comprising a Susceptor Element and a Liquid Retention Element
25 Nov 21
An inductive heating assembly is provided for generating an aerosol from an aerosol-forming liquid, the assembly including: a ring-shaped liquid retention element configured to hold and to transport the aerosol-forming liquid; and a ring-shaped susceptor element coaxially arranged at an axial end face of the ring-shaped liquid retention element and being configured to heat the aerosol-forming liquid within the ring-shaped liquid retention element, the ring-shaped susceptor element including an inductively heatable susceptor material exclusively confined within an inner ring portion having an outer radial extension of at most 50 percent of an outer radial extension of the ring-shaped liquid retention element.
Oleg MIRONOV, Jerome Christian COURBAT, Enrico STURA
Filed: 23 Apr 19
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Aerosol Generating System with Substrate Advance
25 Nov 21
An aerosol generating system includes, a body defining a cavity having a cavity opening, an aerosol-forming substrate disposed in the cavity, a heating element disposed proximate to the cavity opening, and a controller configured to detect contact of the aerosol-forming substrate with the heating element.
Emeric Grandjean, Irene Taurino, Igor Nikolaevich Zinovik
Filed: 26 Sep 19
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Heater Assembly for an Aerosol-generating System
18 Nov 21
A cartridge for an aerosol-generating system is provided, including a storage portion to hold a liquid aerosol-forming substrate; and a heater assembly including an electrical heating element to heat the substrate to form aerosol, and a capillary body to convey the substrate to the element disposed at a porous outer surface of the body, the storage portion being at a first portion of the cartridge, a first airflow channel being at another portion of the cartridge adjacent to the element and defining a first airflow path extending from an air inlet toward the element in a first direction, a second airflow channel defining a second airflow path extending toward the element in a second direction, and a third airflow channel defining a third airflow path extending from the element toward an air outlet in a third direction and to convey aerosol, and the first, second, and third directions are different.
Ihar Nikolaevich ZINOVIK, Jerome COURBAT
Filed: 27 Jul 21
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Novel Clove-containing Aerosol-generating Substrate
11 Nov 21
An aerosol-generating article is provided including: an aerosol-generating substrate including a homogenised plant material including clove particles, an aerosol former, and a binder, the aerosol-generating substrate further including: at least 125 micrograms of eugenol per gram of the aerosol-generating substrate, on a dry weight basis, at least 125 micrograms of eugenol-acetate per gram of the aerosol-generating substrate, on a dry weight basis, and at least 1 microgram of beta-caryophyllene per gram of the aerosol-generating substrate, on a dry weight basis.
Daniel ARNDT, Corinne DEFOREL, Gerhard LANG, Celine LESUFFLEUR, Aline VUARNOZ-BIZE
Filed: 8 Oct 19
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Radiation Heated Aerosol-generating System, Cartridge, Aerosol-generating Element and Method Therefor
11 Nov 21
A cartridge for a radiation heated aerosol-generating device.
Robert Emmett, Ana Isabel Gonzalez Florez
Filed: 13 Jan 20
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Hydrophobic Capsule
4 Nov 21
A capsule for use in a smoking article includes a liquid sensory enhancing material; and a shell surrounding the liquid sensory enhancing material.
Aurélien Guyard, Laurent Lavanant, Yves Jordil
Filed: 6 Jul 21