515 patents
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Utility
Aerosol-generating system with biosensor
12 Dec 23
An aerosol-generating system has a biosensor configured to detect a biological characteristic of the user.
Robert Emmett, Rui Nuno Batista, Michel bessant, Riccardo Riva Reggiori, Nazan Gunduz
Filed: 13 Mar 19
Utility
Inductive heating device, aerosol-delivery system comprising an inductive heating device, and method of operating same
12 Dec 23
An inductive heating device heats an aerosol-forming substrate including a susceptor.
Ihar Nikolaevich Zinovik, Oleg Mironov, Oleg Fursa
Filed: 30 Aug 22
Utility
Smoking article having hidden indicia
5 Dec 23
Smoking articles include a marking that includes an indicia that is hidden when viewed from certain angles and visually distinct when viewed from other angles.
Leonardo Nappi
Filed: 24 Feb 14
Utility
Moulded cartridge assembly
5 Dec 23
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
Tableted cannabinoid chewing gum with layered structure
5 Dec 23
A tableted chewing gum composition for oral administration of cannabinoids includes a plurality of particles, including a first population of particles having water-insoluble gum base and a second population of particles having water-soluble chewing gum ingredients.
Heidi Ziegler Bruun, Dorthe Schackinger Boesen, Ane Eriksen
Filed: 27 Aug 20
Utility
Aerosol-generating system with aerosol-generating device and operating button protection
5 Dec 23
An electrically operable aerosol-generating system is provided, including charging and aerosol-generating devices having proximal and distal ends and a body extending therebetween, a user operable button located on the body between the ends, the system having a first engagement state in which the devices are engaged and a second engagement state in which the devices are not engaged, such that when in the first state at least a first side-portion of the body extending between the ends faces the charging device, and at least a second side-portion of the body extending between the ends faces away from the charging device and is exposed, the button being located on the second side-portion and operable when the system is in the first state, the button activating a first function when the system is in the second state, and activating a different second function when the system is in the first state.
Raphael Holzherr, Hankak Lee
Filed: 11 Oct 22
Utility
Method for the production of sheet-like tobacco material
28 Nov 23
The invention relates to an apparatus and a method of manufacturing a crimped sheet (70) of material for an aerosol-generating article.
Stefano Zappoli
Filed: 13 Apr 18
Utility
Aerosol-generating device providing secure retention for aerosol-generating articles
28 Nov 23
The aerosol-generating device (200) comprises a device housing comprising a cavity having an internal surface forming part of a receiving chamber (230) for receiving at least a portion of an aerosol-generating article (10).
Oleg Fursa, Oleg Mironov
Filed: 14 Sep 17
Utility
Aerosol-generating article with internal susceptor
28 Nov 23
An aerosol-generating article is provided, including a plurality of elements assembled in the form of a rod having a mouth end and a distal end upstream from the mouth end.
Oleg Mironov, Ihar Nikolaevich Zinovik
Filed: 21 Apr 15
Utility
Cannabinoid chewing gum with sugar alcohols
28 Nov 23
The present invention relates to a chewing gum for mucosal delivery of cannabinoids, the chewing gum including water-soluble chewing gum ingredients and water-insoluble gum base, wherein the gum base has one or more natural resins in an amount of 10-40% by weight of the gum base, one or more elastomers in an amount of 3-30% by weight of the gum base, and one or more elastomer plasticizers in an amount of 8-50% by weight of the gum base, and wherein the water-soluble chewing gum ingredients include one or more sugar alcohols in an amount of 35-80% by weight of the chewing gum, and wherein the chewing gum has one or more cannabinoids.
Heidi Ziegler Bruun, Dorthe Schackinger Boesen, Ane Eriksen
Filed: 29 Sep 21
Utility
Electrically operated aerosol-generating system with means to detect a tubular aerosol-generating article
21 Nov 23
An electrically operated aerosol-generating system is provided, including a main unit and a tubular aerosol-generating article.
Tony Reevell
Filed: 26 May 17
Utility
Smoking article with a mouth end cavity and ventilation
21 Nov 23
A smoking article comprises a tobacco rod and a filter connected to the tobacco rod.
Alen Kadiric, Cecilia Lindholm Delaloye
Filed: 3 May 21
Utility
Aerosol-generating device having holding mechanism
21 Nov 23
An aerosol-generating device for heating an aerosol-generating article is provided, the device including: a housing having an opening; a chamber disposed within the housing, and configured to receive at least a portion of the article through the opening; a heater assembly disposed within the housing and including a heating element configured to heat at least a portion of the chamber; and a holding mechanism including at least one holding member disposed at or proximate to the opening of the housing and configured to move between: a first position, in which the article can be inserted into the chamber via the opening, and a second position, in which the holding member has reduced a size of the opening relative to another size of the opening when the holding member is in the first position.
Michael Elliott Doyle
Filed: 24 Oct 18
Utility
Treating inflammation with inhaled aspirin
21 Nov 23
The subject technology relates generally to pulmonary delivery of NSAIDs, such as aspirin.
Kambiz Yadidi
Filed: 26 Apr 19
Utility
Aerosol-generating device comparator
14 Nov 23
An apparatus is provided, including: a housing; a first assessment section defining a first airflow pathway and including a first conduit including inlet and outlet ends, the inlet end to receive a mouth end of an aerosol-generating system or a smoking article, a first pump in fluid communication with the first conduit outlet end and to draw fluid through the first conduit from the inlet end to the outlet end, and a first cover arranged on the housing; and a second assessment section defining a second airflow pathway and including a second conduit including inlet and outlet ends, the inlet end to receive a mouth end of an aerosol-generating device or a smoking article, a second pump in fluid communication with the second conduit outlet end and to draw fluid through the second conduit from the inlet end to the outlet end, and a second cover arranged on the housing.
Ricardo Cali, Pierre Herve, Danny Hirdes, Andreas Loeb, Joern Patscher, Fabrice Teseo, Johan Valette, Jan Verbeeck
Filed: 11 Dec 19
Utility
Cartridge with a heater assembly for an aerosol-generating system
14 Nov 23
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
Utility
Nicotine pouch composition
7 Nov 23
A nicotine pouch composition is disclosed, the pouch composition includes at least one sugar alcohol, at least one water-insoluble fiber, water in an amount of 8-65% by weight of the composition, and nicotine.
My Ly Lao Stahl, Heidi Ziegler Bruun, Bruno Provstgaard Nielsen, Jesper Neergaard, Bine Hare Jakobsen
Filed: 5 Jun 20
Utility
Aerosol-generating system comprising a rupturing portion
7 Nov 23
An aerosol-generating system is provided, including an aerosol-generating device including a heater element, and an aerosol-generating article configured to engage with the aerosol-generating device, the aerosol-generating article including a medicament source, a volatile delivery enhancing compound source, and at least one frangible barrier sealing the medicament source and the volatile delivery enhancing compound source, the aerosol-generating system further including a rupturing portion forming part of the aerosol-generating device or the aerosol-generating article, the aerosol-generating system being configured to allow relative sliding movement between the rupturing portion and the at least one frangible barrier to rupture the at least one frangible barrier.
Jonathan Hogwood, Stuart Michael Ruan Jones, John Antony Stephenson, David Edington, Christopher Coulson
Filed: 27 Oct 20
Utility
Split airflow system for an electrically heated smoking system and method for guiding an airflow inside an electrically heated smoking system
7 Nov 23
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
Utility
Aerosol-generating article with improved outermost wrapper
31 Oct 23
An aerosol-generating article is provided, including: an aerosol-forming substrate configured to be heated to generate an aerosol, the aerosol-generating article not including an aerosol-forming substrate that is configured to be combusted to produce smoke; and an outermost wrapper around at least a portion of the aerosol-forming substrate, an outer surface of the outermost wrapper forming at least part of an outer surface of the aerosol-generating article, the outermost wrapper including a metallized substrate including a substrate layer and a metal layer radially outward of the substrate layer, and the substrate layer being coated with the metal layer by vapour deposition.
Farhang Mohseni
Filed: 23 Jun 21