515 patents
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Utility
Aerosol-generating systems and methods for guiding an airflow inside an electrically heated aerosol-generating system
15 Aug 23
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 fluid-permeable heater assembly extending across a first pair of opposite side portions of the opening along a plane transverse to a longitudinal axis of the liquid storage portion and including an arrangement of one or more filaments, and a capillary material between the liquid storage portion and the arrangement and being configured to convey the substrate to the filaments; and conductive contacts in a main housing and making electrical contact with corresponding contacts of the heater assembly, the liquid storage portion being at a first side of the heater assembly, and a portion of a first airflow channel being at a second side of the heater assembly, and the first airflow channel including several channel portions upstream of the heater assembly.
Oleg Mironov, Ihar Nikolaevich Zinovik, Keethan Dasnavis Fernando
Filed: 1 Jun 21
Utility
Solid pharmaceutical tablet
15 Aug 23
The invention relates to a solid pharmaceutical tablet for oral delivery, the tablet comprising calcium carbonate in an amount of more than 30% by weight of the tablet and organic water-insoluble components in an amount of more than 20% by weight of the tablet, wherein the tablet is designed to be masticated into a coherent residual containing the organic water-insoluble components, and wherein the tablet is adapted to release more than 80% of the calcium carbonate within 5 minutes of mastication.
Jesper Neergaard
Filed: 19 Mar 21
Utility
Aerosol-generating system with charging device and aerosol-generating device with end contacts
15 Aug 23
An electrically operable aerosol-generating system is provided, including: a charging device including a primary power source and a housing to retain the power source; and an aerosol-generating device including a secondary power source and having proximal and distal ends and a body extending therebetween, the charging device having a docking arrangement including a docking space between a first end and an opposing second end spaced therefrom, the first and second ends being walls of the housing, electrical contacts on at least one of the proximal or distal ends of the device to engage with corresponding electrical contacts on at least one of the first and second ends of the docking arrangement, and the electrical contacts include a positive and a negative electrical contact, at least one of which being an annular electrical contact, arranged concentrically on the at least one of the proximal or distal ends.
Raphael Holzherr, Hankak Lee
Filed: 4 Mar 22
Utility
Flavoured moist oral pouched nicotine product comprising triglyceride
8 Aug 23
The present disclosure relates to an oral pouched nicotine product comprising a moist filling material and a saliva-permeable pouch of a packaging material enclosing the moist filling material, wherein the moist filling material comprises a particulate non-tobacco material, such as microcrystalline cellulose, a flavouring agent, a nicotine source, a pH adjusting agent, and within the range of from about 0.5 to about 20% by weight, based on total weight of the filling material, of triglyceride.
Thord Hassler, Mårten Kindvall, Lars Jonsson, Jenny Kannisto
Filed: 24 Apr 18
Utility
Oral pouched snuff product
1 Aug 23
The present disclosure relates to an oral pouched snuff product comprising a filling material and a saliva-permeable pouch enclosing the filling material, the oral pouched snuff product having a longitudinal direction and a transverse direction perpendicular to said longitudinal direction, the saliva-permeable pouch comprising a first elongated seal and a second elongated seal, each of said first and second elongated seals having a seal length extending along the transverse direction of the product and a seal width extending along the longitudinal direction of the product, wherein the seal width of said at least one elongated seal being equal to or less than 2 mm, such as within the range of from 0.1 mm to 2 mm or from 0.1 mm to 1 mm or from 0.1 mm to 0.5 mm.
Tony Persson, Mårten Kindvall
Filed: 2 Dec 16
Utility
Activated carbon beads for smoking articles
25 Jul 23
Smoking article include a smokable material and an activated carbon particle downstream of the smokable material.
Alberto Bonici, Gaetan Couderc, Angel Linares-Solano, Maria Angeles Lillo-Rodenas, Ana Amoros Perez, Laura Cano Casanova, Mohammed Ouzzine, Aroldo José Romero Anaya
Filed: 14 Jul 16
Utility
System and method for controlling the harshness of nicotine-based dry powder formulations
25 Jul 23
A method of controlling or electing the harshness of inhaled nicotine powder formulations is described.
Alex Stenzler, Noe Zamel, Arthur Slutsky, Steven Ellis, Steve Han
Filed: 25 Jul 19
Utility
Aerosol-generating devices incorporating an intertwined wick and heating element
18 Jul 23
An aerosol-generating system is provided, including a heating element including a plurality of wires that are twisted together; and a capillary body, the capillary body being wound around the heating element.
Frederic Buehler, Rui Batista
Filed: 14 Nov 19
Utility
Reconfigurable wrapping mechanism
4 Jul 23
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
Utility
Retractable heat source for aerosol generating article
4 Jul 23
An aerosol generating article (100) includes a retractable heat source (130).
Frédéric Lavanchy, Alexandre Malgat, Ali Murat Saygili
Filed: 13 Dec 16
Utility
Plants with shortened time to flowering
27 Jun 23
There is described herein a mutant, non-naturally occurring or transgenic plant or part thereof having reduced expression of the gene encoding Terminal Flower 1 (TFL1) or reduced activity of the protein encoded by TFL1, said TFL1 comprising, consisting or consisting essentially of (i) a polynucleotide sequence comprising, consisting or consisting essentially of a sequence having at least 72% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO:7 or SEQ ID NO:8 or SEQ ID NO:10 or SEQ ID NO:11 or SEQ ID NO:19 or SEQ ID NO:20; or (ii) a polypeptide encoded by the polynucleotide set forth in (i); or (iii) a polypeptide having at least 72% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO:9 or SEQ ID NO:12 or SEQ ID NO:21; wherein the expression or activity of the polynucleotide or the polypeptide set forth in (i), (ii) or (iii) is reduced as compared to a control plant in which the expression or activity of the polynucleotide or the polypeptide set forth in (i), (ii) or (iii) has not been reduced.
Lucien Bovet, Simon Goepfert, Helene Laparra
Filed: 15 Dec 17
Utility
Method for casting an alkaloid material including changing a height of a casting blade in response to variations in sensed movable support height
30 May 23
The invention relates to a method to cast a sheet (2) of a material containing alkaloids, the method comprising: Providing a container (6) having an aperture; providing a casting blade (9); Providing a movable support (3) running below the aperture of the container (6); Filling the container (6) with slurry (5); Casting the sheet (2) of tobacco material containing alkaloids material by means of the casting blade (9) onto the movable support (3); Sensing variations in a height of the movable support (3); and changing a height of the casting blade (9) if such variations in the height of the movable support (3) are present.
Pascal Christen, Francois Joset, Michel Borloz, Lucien Suarez, Yann Richard
Filed: 18 May 18
Utility
Smoking article comprising extinguisher element
30 May 23
A smoking article (10) includes a tobacco rod (“rod”) (12) and a mouthpiece (14) secured to a downstream end of the rod (12).
Yves Jordil, Alen Kadiric
Filed: 12 Dec 18
Utility
Method for unwinding a sheet of homogenized tobacco material wound on a bobbin with specific force and angle ranges
30 May 23
The invention relates to a method to unwind a sheet of material wound in a bobbin, the method comprising: providing a bobbin of a coiled sheet, the bobbin defining an outer surface and comprising a free portion of the sheet unwound from the bobbin; arranging a compressing element on the outer surface of the bobbin, so as to define a contact line, the contact line being the line separating the free portion of the sheet from the rest of the bobbin; pressing by means of the compressing element the outer surface of the coiled sheet at the contact line with a force comprised between about (4) Newton and about (16) Newton; and unwinding the sheet from the bobbin pulling the sheet in the unwinding direction.
Yorick Klipfel, Marc Perrinjaquet
Filed: 30 May 18
Utility
Surface changing aerosol-generating system
16 May 23
An aerosol-generating system includes an aerosol-generating article (100) comprising an article housing (110) and an aerosol-forming substrate (300) disposed in the article housing.
Gennaro Campitelli
Filed: 21 Nov 18
Utility
Aerosol-forming substrate and aerosol-delivery system
9 May 23
There is described an aerosol-forming substrate for use in combination with an inductive heating device.
Oleg Mironov, Ihar Nikolaevich Zinovik
Filed: 7 Jan 20
Utility
Method for unwinding a bobbin of a coiled sheet and kit to unwind a sheet of material wound in a bobbin
9 May 23
The present invention relates to a method for unwinding a bobbin (12) of a coiled sheet (13), the method comprising the steps of: providing a bobbin of a coiled sheet, the bobbin having a first rotation axis (17) and comprising a free portion (14) of the sheet unwound from the bobbin, the free portion (14) defining a contact line (16) as a line separating the free portion and the remaining of the coiled sheet (13); providing a roller (30) having a second rotation axis substantially parallel to the first rotation axis (17); putting the roller (30) in contact with the bobbin (12) at the contact line (16); unwinding the sheet from the bobbin (12) pulling the sheet in an unwinding direction such that an angle between the free portion of the sheet and a radius of the bobbin at the contact line is comprised between about 110 degrees and about 150 degrees or between about 200 degrees and about 300 degrees; and while unwinding the sheet from the bobbin keeping the roller in contact with the outer surface of the bobbin.
Yorick Klipfel, Marc Perrinjaquet
Filed: 30 May 18
Utility
Aerosol-generating device and system comprising a pyrometer
9 May 23
The present invention relates to an aerosol-generating device that is configured for generating an inhalable aerosol by heating an aerosol-forming substrate.
Michel Bessant, Jacques Robert, Riccardo Riva Reggiori, Alexandru Rusu, Peter Seitz
Filed: 2 Oct 18
Utility
Aerosol generating device having an internal heater
2 May 23
An aerosol generating device is provided, including a storage portion to store an aerosol-forming substrate and having an outer housing and an internal passageway, the portion forming a reservoir for the substrate between the housing and the passageway; a vaporizer including an electric heater to heat the substrate to form an aerosol, the vaporizer at least partially inside the passageway; and a porous interface at least partially lining the passageway to convey the substrate towards the vaporizer, the device being electrically operated, the heater including first and second electrical connection portions, and a heating filament therebetween, a cylindrical shape of the connection portions and the filament define a cylindrical bore, an air flow route is defined through the bore, and the first connection portion being a first cylindrical electrical connection portion, the second connection portion being a second cylindrical electrical connection portion, and the filament being a cylindrical heating element.
Flavien Dubief, Olivier Cochand, Michel Thorens, Jean-Marc Flick, Yvan Degoumois
Filed: 19 Nov 20
Utility
Aerosol-generating article and method for manufacturing such aerosol-generating article; aerosol-generating device and system
25 Apr 23
An aerosol-generating article (10) has a longitudinal extension and comprises aerosol-generating substrate (20, 21) extending along the longitudinal extension and susceptor material (30, 31) extending along the longitudinal extension.
Noelia Rojo-Calderon, Rui Nuno Batista
Filed: 21 Oct 16