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Shisha Cartridge with Gel
26 Aug 21
A shisha cartridge comprises a body defining a cavity and an internal cavity surface.
Johannes Petrus Maria Pijnenburg, Jean-Yves Vollmer, Ana Isabel Gonzalez Florez, Jakub Bialek, Sébastien Capelli
Filed: 8 Jul 19
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Aerosol-generating Device with Planar Heater
19 Aug 21
An aerosol-generating device for generating an inhalable aerosol is provided, the aerosol-generating device including: a heating chamber configured to receive a planar aerosol-generating article containing an aerosol-generating substrate; and a heating element having an essentially planar shape and being configured to heat the planar aerosol-generating article, at least a heating surface of the heating element including a surface structure configured to enable lateral airflow between the heating surface and the planar aerosol-generating article after insertion of the planar aerosol-generating article into the heating chamber.
Pieter VAN LANCKER, Louis-Philippe VANCRAEYNEST, Simon DESNERCK
Filed: 13 Jun 19
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Aerosol-generating Article with Absorbent Carrier
19 Aug 21
An aerosol-generating article (500) includes an aerosol-forming substrate (511) and an absorbent carrier (512) impregnated or impregnatable with an aerosol former.
Robert Emmett, Ana Isabel Gonzalez Florez
Filed: 22 Aug 19
Utility
Magnetic Connector
19 Aug 21
An aerosol-generating system is provided, including: an aerosol-generating device to receive an aerosol-forming substrate and generate an aerosol from the substrate, the device including a rechargeable power source; a charger electrically connectable to the device to supply power to the device to recharge the power source; and an electrical connector including: a first connector part including electrical contacts and a first magnetic element, and a second connector part, releasably electrically connectable to the first part and including electrical contacts, at least one of which is a resilient contact actuable between an extended position and a depressed position and is biased to return to the extended position, and a second magnetic element, the device including one of the first and second connector parts and the charger including the other one of the first and second connector parts, and the first and second connector parts are positionable in a first connection position.
Roland ANTONOPOULOS, Jean-Luc FRINGELI, Hao YIN, Xueqing ZHANG
Filed: 19 Jul 18
Utility
Aerosol Generating System with Heated Mixing Chamber
19 Aug 21
A cartridge for an aerosol-generating system is provided, including a first compartment containing a nicotine source and having a first air inlet and first air outlet, the inlet being upstream of the outlet; a second compartment containing an acid source and having a second air inlet and second air outlet, the inlet being upstream of the outlet; a mixing chamber for mixing nicotine from the nicotine source and acid from the acid source with an air flow to form an aerosol, the mixing chamber being downstream of both the first air outlet and the second air outlet; and a heating element configured to heat the mixing chamber, at least a portion of the heating element being neither upstream nor downstream of the mixing chamber.
Irene TAURINO
Filed: 11 Jun 19
Utility
Aerosol-generating Device with Pyrocatalytic Material
19 Aug 21
An aerosol-generating device for generating an inhalable aerosol is provided, the aerosol-generating device including: a heating chamber including a sidewall; and a heating element disposed in the heating chamber, a pyrocatalytic material being applied to one or more of the heating element and a sidewall of the heating chamber as a coating, and the heating element being configured for pyrocatalytic cleaning.
Pieter VAN LANCKER, Louis-Philippe VANCRAEYNEST, Simon DESNERCK
Filed: 13 Jun 19
Utility
Method for Producing a Bobbin Including a Material Containing Alkaloids
12 Aug 21
The present invention is related to a method for producing a bobbin the method comprising the steps of: —providing a web (210) of a material containing alkaloids, wherein the web of a material containing alkaloids contains at least about 5 percent in dry weight basis of an aerosol-former; —feeding the web (210) of a material containing alkaloids to an embossing device in a transport direction; —embossing the web (210) of a material containing alkaloids to form an embossed web (220) of a material containing alkaloids; —winding the embossed web (220) of a material containing alkaloids in a bobbin (200).
Stefan Lauenstein, Bertrand Barbou Des Courieres, Marc A.F. Van Den Boogaart
Filed: 28 Jun 19
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Retracable Heater for Aerosol-generating Device
12 Aug 21
An aerosol-generating device for generating an inhalable aerosol, the aerosol-generating device including: a housing; a heating chamber configured to receive an aerosol-generating article containing an aerosol-generating substrate; and a heating element disposed in the heating chamber and being configured to be arranged in a first position, in which the heating element penetrates the aerosol-generating substrate, and in a second position, in which the heating element is at least partly retracted from the heating chamber, and being further configured to move, during retraction from the heating chamber, relative to the housing.
Pieter VAN LANCKER, Louis-Philippe VANCRAEYNEST, Simon DESNERCK
Filed: 13 Jun 19
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a Cartridge for an Aerosol-generating System
12 Aug 21
There is provided a cartridge (100) for use in an aerosol-generating system (10) for the generation of an aerosol comprising nicotine salt particles.
Irene Taurino, Igor Zinovik
Filed: 28 Jun 19
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Aerosol-generating Device with Shape Memory Heater
12 Aug 21
An aerosol-generating device for generating an inhalable aerosol is provided, the aerosol-generating device including: a heating chamber configured to receive an aerosol-generating article containing an aerosol-generating substrate; and a heating element disposed in the heating chamber, material of the heating element being configured to penetrate into the aerosol-generating article, and the material of the heating element including one or more of a shape memory alloy, a shape memory polymer, and a shape memory ceramic.
Pieter VAN LANCKER, Louis-Philippe VANCRAEYNEST, Simon DESNERCK
Filed: 13 Jun 19
Utility
Cleaning Tool for Heating Element with Rotation Prevention
12 Aug 21
The present invention relates to a cleaning tool configured for cleaning a heating element (22) of an aerosol-generating device (20).
Tony Reevell
Filed: 17 Jul 19
Utility
Split Airflow System for an Electrically Heated Smoking System and Method for Guiding an Airflow Inside an Electrically Heated Smoking System
12 Aug 21
A cartridge system is provided, including a liquid storage portion including a housing to hold a liquid aerosol-forming substrate; a mouthpiece having an outlet opening removably connected to a first end of the storage portion; and a heater assembly including an electrical heating element to heat the substrate to form an aerosol, and a porous capillary material having a first face contacting part of the heating element and to convey the substrate to the heating element by capillary action, the heating element disposed across the first face of the material, the liquid storage portion disposed at a first side of the heater assembly and a first airflow channel disposed at a second side of the assembly and defining an airflow path directed at a center of the heating element, and part of a second airflow channel extending to the outlet opening via a central channel of the housing.
Eric FORCE, Oleg MIRONOV, Ihar Nikolaevich ZINOVIK, Keethan Dasnavis FERNANDO
Filed: 30 Apr 21
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Aerosol-generating Article and Apparatus for Forming an Aerosol-generating Article
12 Aug 21
The present invention relates to an aerosol-generating article (10) for use with an aerosol-generating device comprising a heating element, or with an integral heat source, the aerosol-generating article (10) comprising an aerosol-forming substrate (20), a substantially incombustible wrapper (3) circumscribing the aerosol-forming substrate (20) and comprising inner and outer surfaces, wherein the inner surface of the wrapper (3) has an at least partially textured surface (5) configured to overlap a portion of the outer surface (4) of the wrapper (3) when the wrapper (3) is wrapped around the aerosol-forming substrate (20).
Clemente Iadanza, Lorenzo Righi
Filed: 21 Jun 19
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Inductive Heating Arrangement Comprising a Temperature Sensor
12 Aug 21
A method is provided for measuring a temperature of a susceptor of an inductive heating arrangement configured to heat an aerosol-forming substrate, the inductive heating arrangement including: a cavity to receive the substrate, at least one inductor coil configured to generate a varying magnetic field when a varying electric current flows through the at least one inductor coil, at least one susceptor arranged relative to the at least one inductor coil such that the at least one susceptor is heatable by penetration of the varying magnetic field, the at least one susceptor being configured to heat the substrate, and at least one temperature sensor; and the method including: providing the at least one temperature sensor in thermal contact with the at least one susceptor, and measuring the temperature of the at least one susceptor when the varying electric current does not flow through the at least one inductor coil.
Jerome Christian COURBAT, Oleg MIRONOV, Enrico STURA
Filed: 25 Jun 20
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Casting Apparatus for the Production of a Cast Web of a Material Containing Alkaloids
12 Aug 21
The present invention relates to a casting apparatus (101) for the production of a cast web (1) of a material containing alkaloids, said casting apparatus comprising: ⋅a casting box (10) having casting box walls including a first and a second opposite walls (12, 14), and adapted to contain a slurry (2); ⋅a movable support (20); ⋅a casting blade (70) adapted to cast the slurry contained in the casting box onto the movable support so as to form the cast web (1) of said material containing alkaloids; and ⋅a bar-like element (80, 180, 280, 380, 480) located inside the casting box (10) in contact with the slurry (2), the bar-like element being positioned at a first and at a second distance from the first and the second opposite walls (12, 14), respectively, so that the slurry (2) can flow around the bar-like element.
Marco Dottor, Ayoub Lhaou, Marc A.F. Van Den Boogaart
Filed: 28 Jun 19
Utility
Method and Apparatus to Cast a Web of a Material Containing Alkaloids
12 Aug 21
The present invention relates to a method to cast a web of a material containing alkaloids, including the steps of: —Providing a tank (22) with a piston (23); —Filling the tank with slurry; —Providing a casting box (24) fluidly connected to the tank; —Pushing the slurry in the tank by means of the piston in order to transfer slurry from the tank to the casting box; and —Casting the slurry from the casting box to obtain the web of a material containing alkaloids.
Yann Richard
Filed: 28 Jun 19
Utility
Cleaning Tool for Heating Element with Gears
12 Aug 21
The present invention relates to a cleaning tool configured for cleaning a heating element of an aerosol-generating device.
Ali Murat Saygili, Fabien Duc
Filed: 17 Jul 19
Utility
Method and Apparatus to Cast a Web of Material Containing Alkaloids
12 Aug 21
The invention relates to a casting apparatus (100) to cast a web (1) of a material containing alkaloids, the casting apparatus (100) including: a casting box (10) adapted to contain a slurry (2) to be cast to form the web (1) of a material containing alkaloids, the casting box (10) defining one or more lateral walls (12,14); a slidable lid (80) adapted to slide on the one or more lateral walls (12,14) of the casting box (10); a movable support (20); and a casting blade (70) adapted to cast the slurry (2) contained in the casting box (10) onto the movable support (20) so as to form the cast web (1).
Silvia Capo, Rui Nuno Batista
Filed: 28 Jun 19
Utility
Method of Manufacturing an Aerosol-generating Article Component and Aerosol-generating Article Including Said Component
12 Aug 21
The present invention is related to a method of manufacturing an aerosol-generating article component, the method comprising the steps of: •providing a web (210) of a material containing alkaloids; •feeding the web (210) of a material containing alkaloids to an embossing device (310) in a transport direction; •embossing the web (210) of a material containing alkaloids to form embossed web (220) of a material containing alkaloids by feeding the web (210) between a first and a second embossing rollers (350,360) so that the first and second embossing rollers (350,360) apply an embossing pattern to the web (210), wherein the embossing pattern includes ridges (240) or troughs (350) extending in a direction orthogonal to the transport direction; •gathering the embossed web (220) of a material containing alkaloids, and •forming a continuous rod using the embossed web (220) of a material containing alkaloids.
Stefan Lauenstein, Bertrand Barbou Des Courieres, Marc A.F. Van Den Boogaart
Filed: 28 Jun 19
Utility
Aerosol-generating Device Having a Movable Component for Transferring Aerosol-forming Substrate
5 Aug 21
An aerosol-generating device is provided, including a storage container containing a liquid aerosol-forming substrate; a heating element spaced from the container for vaporising the substrate to form an aerosol; a transfer element between the container and the heating element to receive and retain the substrate, and to be coupled with the heating element to supply the received substrate to the heating element, at least one of the transfer element and the heating element being movable between a loading position and a heating position, such that when the movable element is in the loading position, the transfer element is in fluid communication with the outlet of the container and/or with the heating element, and such that when the movable element is in the heating position, the transfer element is in fluid communication with the heating element and the heating element is activated to vaporise the substrate retained in the transfer element.
Jerome Christian COURBAT, Oleg MIRONOV, Enrico STURA
Filed: 6 Jun 19