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Utility
Cartridge Assembly with Activating Piercing Members for an Aerosol-generating System
8 Jul 21
There is provided a cartridge assembly (10) for use in an aerosol-generating system, the cartridge assembly comprising: a cartridge (12) comprising at least a first compartment (18) extending along a longitudinal axis, the first compartment comprising an aerosol-generating compound and being sealed at a first end by a first frangible barrier (22) extending in respective planes transverse to the longitudinal axis; and at least a first piercing member (38) configured to rupture the first frangible barrier (22).
Philipp Bernhard, Antonino Lanci, Hannes Merz, Patrick Charles Silvestrini, Irene Taurino, Ihar Nikolaevich Zinovik
Filed: 4 Jun 19
Utility
Heater Management
8 Jul 21
An electrically operated aerosol-generating system is provided, including an electric heater including a heating element configured to heat an aerosol-forming substrate; a power supply; and electric circuitry for an electrically operated aerosol-generating device, in use the electric circuitry being connected to the heater and to the power supply, the electric circuitry including a memory, and being configured to measure an initial resistance, or an initial rate of change of resistance, of the heater within a predetermined time period after power is supplied to the heater, to compare the initial resistance or the initial rate of change of resistance of the heater with a range of acceptable values, and if the initial resistance or the initial rate of change of resistance is outside the range, to prevent the supply of power to the heater, or provide an indication, until the heater or the substrate is replaced.
Stephane BILAT
Filed: 12 Jan 21
Utility
Atomizer and a Mesh Therefor
1 Jul 21
A mesh for an atomizer assembly is provided, including a first surface, a second surface, and a plurality of nozzles extending between the first surface and the second surface, the first surface being at least partially coated with a hydrophilic coating or the second surface being at least partially coated with a hydrophobic coating, the plurality of nozzles defining an inner surface, and the inner surface being at least partially coated with the hydrophilic coating.
Dara BAYAT, Michel BESSANT, Jerome Christian COURBAT, Olivier DUBOCHET, Ivar KJELBERG, Philippe NIEDERMANN, Pascal Andre Daniel Jean PRATTE
Filed: 16 May 19
Utility
Methods for Detecting Heater Conditions In an Aerosol-generating System
1 Jul 21
An electrically operated aerosol-generating system is provided, including: a heating element configured to heat an aerosol-forming substrate proximate to the heating element; a power supply; and electric circuitry in communication with the element and the power supply, and configured to regulate the supply of power during a plurality of discrete heating cycles in response to user inputs, determine a maximum electrical resistance of the heating element during each heating cycle, calculate a rolling average value of the resistance for n preceding heating cycles, n being an integer greater than 1, compare the resistance with the calculated value, determine an adverse condition when the resistance is greater than the calculated value by more than a threshold value, the threshold value being stored in the memory, and control the power supplied based on whether there is the adverse condition or to provide an indication based on whether there is the adverse condition.
Stephane BILAT, Guillaume COLOTTE, Daryl NG WAI LEONG, Ho Keat CHANG
Filed: 29 May 19
Utility
Moulded Cartridge Assembly
1 Jul 21
There is provided a cartridge (300) for a handheld aerosol-generating system, comprising: a cartridge body (305) comprising an outer wall (325) and an inner airflow tube (320) within the outer body, wherein the inner airflow tube is spaced from the outer wall; and a reservoir (340) of aerosol-forming substrate between the outer wall and the inner airflow tube; wherein the outer wall and inner airflow tube are connected to one another through one or more ribs (326) extending between the outer wall and inner airflow tube, and wherein the outer wall, inner airflow tube and one or more ribs are integrally moulded.
Oleg Mironov, Jerome Christian Courbat, Enrico Stura
Filed: 24 May 19
Utility
Resealable Cartridge Assembly for an Aerosol-generating System
17 Jun 21
A cartridge assembly (2, 200) for use in an aerosol-generating system comprises: a cartridge (4) having an upstream end and a downstream end, the cartridge (4) comprising: at least one compartment (12, 14) having an air inlet at the upstream end of the cartridge (4) and an air outlet downstream of the air inlet; a removable first seal (20) secured to the upstream end of the cartridge (4), wherein the removable first seal (20) obstructs the air inlet of the at least one compartment (12, 14) and is configured to be removed by a user prior to use of the cartridge assembly (2); and a cartridge actuation portion (18) on an inner surface of a downstream end portion of the cartridge (4).
Jonathan Hogwood, Stuart Michael Ruan Jones, Neil Anthony Litten, Darren Seymour, John Antony Stephenson, William Frank Tyldesley
Filed: 21 Jun 19
Utility
Nicotine Powder Inhaler
17 Jun 21
This disclosure relates to nicotine powder inhalers where the nicotine powder is delivered at air flow rates that mimic a smoking regime.
Ihar Nikolaevich Zinovik, Gerard Zuber
Filed: 5 Feb 21
Utility
Cartridge for an Aerosol-generating System Containing a Nicotine Source Comprising a Liquid Nicotine Formulation
10 Jun 21
A cartridge for an aerosol-generating system is provided, the cartridge containing a nicotine source including a liquid nicotine formulation, the liquid nicotine formulation including glycerine in an amount of at least 10 percent by weight and nicotine, in which a ratio by weight of nicotine to glycerine in the liquid nicotine formulation is between about 3:2 and about 9:1.
Irene TAURINO, Ihar Nikolaevich ZINOVIK
Filed: 28 Jun 19
Utility
Shisha Cartridge
10 Jun 21
A shisha cartridge comprises a body defining a cavity.
Felix Fernando, Ana Isabel Gonzalez Florez, Eva Saade Latorre
Filed: 2 May 19
Utility
Container with Removable Cleaning Tool
10 Jun 21
A container for aerosol-generating articles is provided, including: a box portion formed from a single laminar blank; a lid portion formed from a same single laminar blank as the box portion; a plurality of aerosol-generating articles disposed within the box portion; and a removable laminar blank made from a same material as the single laminar blank, the removable laminar blank being disposed within and attached to the lid portion, the removable laminar blank including at least one longitudinal line of weakness, and the removable laminar blank being foldable along the at least one longitudinal line of weakness to form an elongate cleaning tool having a scraping surface at a distal end thereof.
Philipp BERNHARD, Onur DAYIOGLU, Kilian Augusto IANNUCCI, Katja Sylvia LEU-BUERKI, Samuel MALZACH, Aymeric David NIEDERHAUSER, Martin SIGRIST, Mario TRONZA
Filed: 28 Nov 18
Utility
Spacing Support for Packets for Smoking Articles, Spacing Kit, Package Containing Said Spacing Kit and Method to Assemble a Spacing Kit
3 Jun 21
A spacing support (11) and a spacing kit (10) for packets (100) of smoking articles configured to support in an orderly manner a plurality of packets arranged on two adjacent rows.
Fiorenzo Draghetti
Filed: 30 May 19
Utility
Inductively Heatable Aerosol-generating Article Comprising an Aerosol-forming Rod Segment and Method for Manufacturing Such Aerosol-forming Rod Segments
3 Jun 21
An inductively heatable aerosol-generating article for an inductively heating aerosol-generating device is provided, the article including: an aerosol-forming rod segment having a cylindrical shape with a constant outer cross-section including an elongate susceptor element and an aerosol-forming substrate surrounding the susceptor element so as to define the cylindrical shape of the rod segment, the susceptor element including at least one narrower portion at each extreme end of the susceptor element, and the narrower portion at each extreme end including a reduced transverse cross-section as compared to one or more portions of the susceptor element along a length extension of the susceptor element including a maximum transverse cross-section of the susceptor element.
Oleg MIRONOV, Andreas Michael ROSSOLL, Jerome Christian COURBAT, Enrico STURA, Roberto MANCINI
Filed: 30 Jul 19
Utility
a Method of Controlling Heating In an Aerosol-generating System
3 Jun 21
A method of controlling heating in an aerosol-generating system including a heater is provided, the method including: a first control step in which a predetermined power is provided to the heater and a resistance of the heater is determined, the determined resistance being indicative of a temperature of the heater; monitoring for a predetermined condition, and upon detection of the predetermined condition, recording a resistance of the heater; determining a target resistance corresponding to a target temperature of the heater based on the recorded resistance; and a second control step in which the predetermined power provided to the heater is controllably adapted to drive the resistance of the heater towards the target resistance such that the heater is driven towards the target temperature corresponding to the target resistance.
Stephane BILAT
Filed: 19 Jul 19
Utility
Consumable Product for an Aerosol Generating Device and Methods of Filling and Manufacturing a Consumable Product for an Aerosol Generating Device
3 Jun 21
A consumable product for use in an aerosol generating device is disclosed, the consumable product comprising a foam matrix (302); and a packaging element housing the foam matrix; wherein the packaging element is configured to hold the foam matrix in a first, compressed, configuration prior to use of the consumable product in an aerosol generating device, the packaging element having a first sacrificial seal, wherein upon opening the first sacrificial seal the packaging element holds the foam matrix in a second, less compressed, configuration.
Clement Besso, Yves Jordil, Dorothy Tritz, Rui Nuno Batista, Nazan Gunduz, Joanne Venouil
Filed: 19 Aug 19
Utility
Heater with at Least Two Adjacent Metal Meshes
3 Jun 21
The invention relates to a heater for generating an inhalable aerosol in an aerosol-generating device.
Filip Tack, Ihar Nikolaevich Zinovik
Filed: 31 Jul 19
Utility
Homogenised Botanical Material Comprising a Basic PH Modifier
27 May 21
A homogenised botanical material is provided, including a particulate plant material, a content of which is greater than or equal to about 60% by weight, on a dry weight basis; an aerosol former; and a basic pH modifier having a solubility in water of less than or equal to about 0.1 g/100 mL water at 20° C. and 1 atm, the basic pH modifier including one or more basic inorganic salts selected from the group consisting of: alkaline earth metal hydrogen carbonates, alkaline earth metal hydroxides, and alkaline earth metal phosphates.
Anu AJITHKUMAR, Corinne DEFOREL, Gerhard LANG
Filed: 22 May 18
Utility
an Aerosol-generating System, Aerosol Forming Device and a Cartridge Therefor
27 May 21
A cartridge (1) for an aerosol generating device, comprising a first cavity (13) containing a nicotine source and a second cavity (14) containing a lactic acid source, the first cavity and the second cavity defining an inner space between the cavities and an outer periphery of the cavities; and a susceptor comprising one or more susceptor elements, wherein the susceptor is arranged such that the susceptor is partly positioned in the inner space (16) between the cavities, and partly positioned in the outer periphery of the cavities, the outer periphery of the cavities being a space between the cavity walls and the cartridge walls.
Irene Taurino, Ihar Nikolaevich Zinovik
Filed: 7 Jun 19
Utility
Flavoured Nicotine Powder Inhaler
27 May 21
This disclosure relates to flavoured nicotine powder inhalers where the nicotine powder is delivered at air flow rates that mimic a smoking regime.
Ihar Nikolaevich Zinovik, Gerard Zuber
Filed: 2 Feb 21
Utility
Aerosol-generating System with Air Quality Sensor
20 May 21
An aerosol-generating system, and aerosol-generating device, and a charging case for an aerosol-generating device are provided.
Michel BESSANT, Filip TACK
Filed: 9 Jul 19
Utility
Aerosol Generating Device with Spiral Movement for Heating
20 May 21
An aerosol generating device includes a housing having an open end and forms a cavity in communication with the open end for receiving an aerosol generating article.
Tony Reevell
Filed: 18 Jul 18