An aerosol-generating article is provided, including: a substrate portion containing aerosol-forming substrate, substrate portion having a length of between 20 millimeters and 60 millimeters and a diameter of between 4 millimeters and 7 millimeters, the aerosol-forming substrate including an aerosol former, and an amount of aerosol former ranging between 6 percent and 20 percent by weight on a dry weight basis of the aerosol-forming substrate; a hollow acetate tube; and an additional filter section included between the substrate portion and the hollow acetate portion.
A24B 15/167 - Chemical features of tobacco products or tobacco substitutes of tobacco substitutes in liquid or vaporisable form, e.g. liquid compositions for electronic cigarettes
A24B 15/14 - Chemical features of tobacco products or tobacco substitutes of reconstituted tobacco made of tobacco and a binding agent not derived from tobacco
A24B 15/30 - Treatment of tobacco products or tobacco substitutes by chemical substances by organic substances
A24D 1/18 - Selection of materials, other than tobacco, suitable for smoking
A24F 40/46 - Shape or structure of electric heating means
An aerosol-generating article is provided, including: an aerosol-generating rod configured to produce an inhalable aerosol upon heating, the aerosol-generating rod including a first aerosol-generating segment including a first aerosol-generating substrate, the first aerosol-generating substrate including tobacco and having a bulk density of less than 400 mg per cubic centimetre, and a second aerosol-generating segment at a location upstream of the first aerosol-generating segment and including a second aerosol-generating substrate, the second aerosol-generating substrate having a bulk density of at least 500 mg per cubic centimetre, the second aerosol-generating substrate having a higher aerosol-former content than the first aerosol-generating substrate, and a ratio of a length of the first aerosol-generating segment to a length of the second aerosol-generating segment being no more than 0.6. An aerosol-generating system including the aerosol-generating article and an aerosol-generating device is also provided.
41 - Education, entertainment, sporting and cultural services
Goods & Services
Wired vaporizers for electronic cigarettes and electronic
smoking devices; tobacco, raw or manufactured; tobacco
products, including cigars, cigarettes, cigarillos, tobacco
for roll-your-own cigarettes, pipe tobacco, chewing tobacco,
snuff tobacco, kretek; snus; tobacco substitutes (not for
medical purposes); smokers' articles, namely cigarette paper
and tubes, cigarette filters, tobacco tins, cigarette cases
and ashtrays, pipes, pocket apparatus for rolling
cigarettes, lighters; matches; smoking tobacco sticks,
tobacco products for the purpose of being heated, electronic
devices and their parts for the purpose of heating
cigarettes or tobacco in order to release
nicotine-containing aerosol for inhalation; liquid nicotine
solutions for use in electronic cigarettes; electronic
smoking devices; electronic cigarettes; electronic
cigarettes as substitutes for traditional cigarettes;
electronic devices for the inhalation of nicotine-containing
aerosols; oral vaporizing devices for smokers, tobacco
products and tobacco substitutes; smokers' articles for
electronic cigarettes; parts and fittings for the
aforementioned goods included in this class; devices for
extinguishing heated cigarettes and cigars as well as heated
tobacco sticks; electronic rechargeable cigarette cases. Entertainment services; Arranging and conducting concerts;
arranging and conducting entertainment events; organizing
exhibitions for cultural purposes; presentation of live
performances.
A system is provided for checking a presence and integrity of taggant applied to components of aerosol-generating articles during manufacture of the aerosol-generating articles on a manufacturing line, the system including: a first sensor configured to detect a taggant applied to a surface of a material web and to determine that the taggant has been applied to meet a predetermined continuity of application quality condition; and a second sensor located downstream of the first sensor on the manufacturing line, the second sensor configured to inspect portions of the material web after the material web has been cut into portions and to confirm at least one of a predetermined profile of the taggant and a predetermined concentration of the taggant. A method of checking a presence and integrity of taggant applied to components of aerosol-generating articles during manufacture of the articles on a manufacturing line is also provided.
An aerosol-generating device is provided, including: a cavity to receive an aerosol-forming substrate; an electrical heater to heat the substrate within the cavity; a rechargeable power supply to provide first and second experiences without intermediate recharge therebetween; and a controller to control a supply of power to the heater, determine a rate of increase in temperature of the heater during a first time period of the first experience by determining a time taken for a temperature of the heater to increase from a first to a second predetermined temperature during the first time period, and prevent power being supplied to the heater in a second experience, if the rate of increase in temperature is below a predefined rate threshold, and if the second experience is initiated before expiry of a predefined time interval from the first experience. An aerosol-generating system, and a method of controlling the device, are also provided.
An aerosol generating device is provided, including: a storage portion configured to store an aerosol-forming substrate, the storage portion having an outer housing and an internal passageway, the storage portion forming a reservoir for the aerosol-forming substrate between the outer housing and the internal passageway; a vaporizer configured to heat the aerosol-forming substrate to form an aerosol, the vaporizer being disposed at least partially inside the internal passageway in the storage portion; and a porous interface at least partially lining the internal passageway and being configured to convey the aerosol-forming substrate from the storage portion towards the vaporizer.
An aerosol-generating article is provided, including an aerosol-generating section including an aerosol-generating substrate including a plurality of strands of aerosol-generating material, the aerosol-generating substrate having a density of between 100 milligrams per cubic centimetre and 700 milligrams per cubic centimetre, and an elongate internal heating element located within the aerosol-generating substrate in thermal contact with the plurality of strands of aerosol-generating material, the elongate internal heating element being a susceptor element, the aerosol-generating substrate being tobacco cut filler, and a ratio of a mean cut width of the tobacco cut filler to a width of the elongate internal heating element being between 0.05 and 4. An aerosol-generating system including the aerosol-generating article and an aerosol-generating device is also provided.
Wired vaporizer for electronic cigarettes and electronic smoking devices; tobacco, raw or manufactured; tobacco products, including cigars, cigarettes, cigarillos, tobacco for roll your own cigarettes, pipe tobacco, chewing tobacco, snuff tobacco, kretek; snus; tobacco substitutes (not for medical purposes); smokers' articles, including cigarette paper and tubes, cigarette filters, tobacco tins, cigarette cases and ashtrays for smokers, pipes, pocket apparatus for rolling cigarettes, lighters for smokers; matches; tobacco sticks, tobacco products for the purpose of being heated, electronic devices and their parts for the purpose of heating cigarettes or tobacco in order to release nicotine-containing aerosol for inhalation; liquid nicotine solutions for use in electronic cigarettes; electronic smoking devices; electronic cigarettes; electronic cigarettes as substitute for traditional cigarettes; electronic devices for the inhalation of nicotine-containing aerosol; oral vaporising devices for smokers, tobacco products and tobacco substitutes; smoker's articles for electronic cigarettes; parts and fittings for the aforesaid products included in class 34; devices for extinguishing heated cigarettes and cigars as well as heated tobacco sticks; electronic rechargeable cigarette cases.
(1) Wired vaporizer for electronic cigarettes and electronic smoking devices namely handheld heaters and handheld generators for inhalation of nicotine-containing aerosol, tobacco, raw and manufactured, tobacco products, namely cigars, cigarettes, cigarillos, tobacco for roll your own cigarettes, pipe tobacco, chewing tobacco, snuff tobacco, kretek, snus, tobacco substitutes not for medical purposes namely liquid nicotine solutions for use in electronic cigarettes, smoker's articles, namely cigarette paper and tubes, cigarette filters, tobacco tins, cigarette cases and ashtrays for smokers, pipes, pocket cigarette rollers, lighters for smokers, matches, tobacco sticks, tobacco products for the purpose of being heated, electronic heaters and their parts for the purpose of heating cigarettes and tobacco in order to release nicotine-containing aerosol for inhalation, liquid nicotine solutions for use in electronic cigarettes, electronic smoking devices namely handheld heaters, electronic cigarettes, electronic cigarettes as substitute for traditional cigarettes, electronic devices namely handheld heaters and handheld generators for the inhalation of nicotine containing aerosol, oral vaporizers for smokers, tobacco products and tobacco substitutes namely liquid nicotine solutions for use in electronic cigarettes and e-cigarettes, smoker's articles for electronic cigarettes namely cigarette atomizers, cartridges, wraps, caps, rings, springs, cleaning kits for e-cigarettes namely cleaning sticks and cleaning brushes, electronic cigarette boxes, tobacco flavourings and liquid flavoring solutions for use in e-cigarettes, parts and fittings for the aforesaid products; extinguishers for heated cigarettes and cigars as well as heated tobacco sticks; electronic rechargeable cigarette cases
The invention relates to a flavor plug (50) for an aerosol-generating device (12), wherein the flavor plug comprises: a housing (54) with at least one aperture (52) and with a connection portion for releasably connecting the flavor plug to the aerosol-generating device, a flavor substrate that is arranged within the housing, wherein the housing of the flavor plug comprises an adjustment means configured for adjusting the amount of flavor delivered by the flavor plug to an airflow path (26) of the aerosol-generating device, wherein the adjustment means are further configured for adjusting the flavor delivery. The invention also relates to an aerosol-generating system (10) comprising a flavor plug and an aerosol-generating device.
A tool for cleaning an aerosol-generating device having a heating chamber, the tool includes a first cleaning head, a second cleaning head, a tool base, a housing, and an opening tab. The first cleaning head extends along a longitudinal axis of the tool between a proximal end and a distal end. The second cleaning head is arranged back-to-back with the first cleaning head. The tool base is arranged between the first cleaning head and the second cleaning head. The housing includes a first cap and a second cap. The first cap is configured to engage with the tool base to house the first cleaning head. The second cap is configured to engage with the tool base to house the second cleaning head. The opening tab extends from the tool base and is configured to selectively disengage the first cap or the second cap from the tool base.
A method for controlling a production process is disclosed. The method comprises performing a simulation of a production process of a plurality of machines of a production line for a plurality of configurations of a speed management component, comprising, for each configuration, determining, by a simulation component, a plurality of statuses of the plurality of machines of the production line based on one or more events altering an operation state of the production line and based on speed set points for the plurality of machines, calculating, by a digital twin speed management component, at least one new speed set point for at least one machine of the plurality of machines of the production line, based on the determined plurality of statuses and the respective configuration used for the digital twin speed management component, and analysing performance of the production line based on speed set points for the plurality of machines, including the calculated at least one new speed set point for at least one machine of the plurality of machines, and, based on the analysis, deploying a configuration of the plurality of configurations of the speed management component for controlling the plurality of machines of the production line.
G05B 19/418 - Total factory control, i.e. centrally controlling a plurality of machines, e.g. direct or distributed numerical control [DNC], flexible manufacturing systems [FMS], integrated manufacturing systems [IMS] or computer integrated manufacturing [CIM]
13.
AEROSOL-GENERATING ARTICLE WITH LONG ROD OF AEROSOL-FORMING SUBSTRATE
An aerosol-generating article is provided, including: a rod of aerosol-forming substrate; a hollow tubular element at a downstream end of the rod of aerosol-forming substrate; and a mouthpiece element at a downstream end of the hollow tubular element, a length of the rod of aerosol-forming substrate being at least 30 percent of a length of the aerosol-generating article, the rod of aerosol-forming substrate having a tobacco content of between 30 percent by weight on dry weight basis and 90 percent by weight on a dry weight basis, the aerosol-forming substrate having a density of between 150 milligrams per cubic centimetre and 500 milligrams per cubic centimetre, a length of the hollow tubular element being at least 15 millimetres, and the rod of aerosol-forming substrate including tobacco cut filler. An aerosol-generating system including the aerosol-generating article and an aerosol-generating device is also provided.
An aerosol-generating article is provided, including: a rod of aerosol-generating substrate; and a downstream section provided downstream of the rod of aerosol-generating substrate, the downstream section including: a downstream filter segment being a solid plug, a ventilation zone disposed at a location downstream of the downstream filter segment, and a downstream hollow tubular element disposed at a location downstream of the downstream filter segment, the ventilation zone including a plurality of perforations through a peripheral wall of the downstream hollow tubular element, the downstream hollow tubular element having a thickness of the peripheral wall of between 0.3 millimetre and 0.75 millimetre, and the downstream hollow tubular element extending to a downstream end of the aerosol-generating article. An aerosol-generating system including the aerosol-generating article and an aerosol-generating device is also provided.
Wired vaporizer for electronic cigarettes and electronic smoking devices; tobacco, raw or manufactured; tobacco products, including cigars, cigarettes, cigarillos, tobacco for roll your own cigarettes, pipe tobacco, chewing tobacco, snuff tobacco, kretek; snus; tobacco substitutes (not for medical purposes); smokers' articles, including cigarette paper and tubes, cigarette filters, tobacco tins, cigarette cases and ashtrays for smokers, pipes, pocket apparatus for rolling cigarettes, lighters for smokers; matches; tobacco sticks, tobacco products for the purpose of being heated, electronic devices and their parts for the purpose of heating cigarettes or tobacco in order to release nicotine-containing aerosol for inhalation; liquid nicotine solutions for use in electronic cigarettes; electronic smoking devices; electronic cigarettes; electronic cigarettes as substitute for traditional cigarettes; electronic devices for the inhalation of nicotine-containing aerosol; oral vaporising devices for smokers, tobacco products and tobacco substitutes; smoker's articles for electronic cigarettes; parts and fittings for the aforesaid products included in class 34; devices for extinguishing heated cigarettes and cigars as well as heated tobacco sticks; electronic rechargeable cigarette cases.
An aerosol-generating device is provided, including: an aerosol-generator; a first housing portion including inner and outer first housing surfaces and a first housing interface surface located between the inner and the outer first housing surfaces; and a second housing portion including inner and outer second housing surfaces and a second housing interface surface located between the inner and the outer second housing surfaces, the first housing portion being engageable with the second housing portion, such that when the first housing portion is engaged with the second housing portion, the inner first housing surface and the inner second housing surface together define an inner housing space to receive the aerosol-generator, and the first housing interface surface and second housing interface surface together define the interface between the first housing portion and the second housing portion, the first housing interface surface including a first reservoir to receive a sealing material.
An aerosol-generating article is provided, including: a rod of aerosol-generating substrate; and a downstream section provided downstream of the rod of aerosol-generating substrate and extending to a downstream end of the aerosol-generating article, the downstream section including a hollow tubular cooling element, the downstream section having a length of at least 45 millimetres, and a ratio of a length of the downstream section to a length of the rod of aerosol-generating substrate being at least 1.5, and a maximum external diameter of the aerosol-generating article being less than 7 millimetres.
A sheet of homogenised tobacco material is provided, the sheet of homogenized tobacco material including at least 40% tobacco content on a dry weight basis, the sheet of homogenized tobacco material having an aerosol former content of greater than 5% on a dry weight basis, a non-tobacco fibre additive and an extrinsic binder, and the sheet of homogenized tobacco material being formed by a casting process.
Wired vaporizer for electronic cigarettes and electronic smoking devices; tobacco, raw or manufactured; tobacco products, including cigars, cigarettes, cigarillos, tobacco for roll your own cigarettes, pipe tobacco, chewing tobacco, snuff tobacco, kretek; snus; tobacco substitutes (not for medical purposes); smokers´articles, including cigarette paper and tubes, cigarette filters, tobacco tins, cigarette cases and ashtrays for smokers, pipes, pocket apparatus for rolling cigarettes, lighters for smokers; matches; tobacco sticks, tobacco products for the purpose of being heated, electronic devices and their parts for the purpose of heating cigarettes or tobacco in order to release nicotine-containing aerosol for inhalation; liquid nicotine solutions for use in electronic cigarettes; electronic smoking devices; electronic cigarettes; electronic cigarettes as substitute for traditional cigarettes; electronic devices for the inhalation of nicotine-containing aerosol; oral vaporising devices for smokers, tobacco products and tobacco substitutes; smoker´s articles for electronic cigarettes; parts and fittings for the aforesaid products included in class 34; devices for extinguishing heated cigarettes and cigars as well as heated tobacco sticks; electronic rechargeable cigarette cases.
20.
Combined lighter and extinguisher for aerosol generator
Wired vaporizer for electronic cigarettes and electronic smoking devices; tobacco, raw or manufactured; tobacco products, including cigars, cigarillos, tobacco for roll your own cigarettes, pipe tobacco, chewing tobacco, snuff tobacco, kretek, except cigarettes; snus; tobacco substitutes (not for medical purposes); smokers´ articles, including cigarette paper and tubes, cigarette filters, tobacco tins, cigarette cases and ashtrays for smokers, pipes, pocket apparatus for rolling cigarettes, lighters for smokers; matches; tobacco sticks, tobacco products for the purpose of being heated, electronic devices and their parts for the purpose of heating cigarettes or tobacco in order to release nicotine-containing aerosol for inhalation; liquid nicotine solutions for use in electronic cigarettes; electronic smoking devices; electronic cigarettes; electronic cigarettes as substitute for traditional cigarettes; electronic devices for the inhalation of nicotine-containing aerosol; oral vaporising devices for smokers, tobacco products and tobacco substitutes; smoker´s articles for electronic cigarettes; parts and fittings for the aforesaid products included in class 34; devices for extinguishing heated cigarettes and cigars as well as heated tobacco sticks; electronic rechargeable cigarette cases.
Wired vaporizer for electronic cigarettes and electronic smoking devices; tobacco, raw or manufactured; tobacco products, including cigars, cigarettes, cigarillos, tobacco for roll your own cigarettes, pipe tobacco, chewing tobacco, snuff tobacco, kretek; snus; tobacco substitutes (not for medical purposes); smokers´articles, including cigarette paper and tubes, cigarette filters, tobacco tins, cigarette cases and ashtrays for smokers, pipes, pocket apparatus for rolling cigarettes, lighters for smokers; matches; tobacco sticks, tobacco products for the purpose of being heated, electronic devices and their parts for the purpose of heating cigarettes or tobacco in order to release nicotine-containing aerosol for inhalation; liquid nicotine solutions for use in electronic cigarettes; electronic smoking devices; electronic cigarettes; electronic cigarettes as substitute for traditional cigarettes; electronic devices for the inhalation of nicotine-containing aerosol; oral vaporising devices for smokers, tobacco products and tobacco substitutes; smoker´s articles for electronic cigarettes; parts and fittings for the aforesaid products included in class 34; devices for extinguishing heated cigarettes and cigars as well as heated tobacco sticks; electronic rechargeable cigarette cases.
Wired vaporizer for electronic cigarettes and electronic smoking devices; tobacco, raw or manufactured; tobacco products, including cigars, cigarettes, cigarillos, tobacco for roll your own cigarettes, pipe tobacco, chewing tobacco, snuff tobacco, kretek; snus; tobacco substitutes (not for medical purposes); smokers' articles, including cigarette paper and tubes, cigarette filters, tobacco tins, cigarette cases and ashtrays for smokers, pipes, pocket apparatus for rolling cigarettes, lighters for smokers; matches; tobacco sticks, tobacco products for the purpose of being heated, electronic devices and their parts for the purpose of heating cigarettes or tobacco in order to release nicotine-containing aerosol for inhalation; liquid nicotine solutions for use in electronic cigarettes; electronic smoking devices; electronic cigarettes; electronic cigarettes as substitute for traditional cigarettes; electronic devices for the inhalation of nicotine-containing aerosol; oral vaporising devices for smokers, tobacco products and tobacco substitutes; smoker's articles for electronic cigarettes; parts and fittings for the aforesaid products included in class 34; devices for extinguishing heated cigarettes and cigars as well as heated tobacco sticks; electronic rechargeable cigarette cases.
A refillable container for a product for oral consumption is provided, the container including: a refill component; a casing having an access opening at a top end of the casing, the casing being configured to removably receive the refill component through the access opening; and a lid movable between a closed position in which the lid occludes the access opening and an open position in which the lid is displaced to reveal the access opening and enable access to the refill unit, the refill component including a rigid cup-shaped body including a bottom wall and a side wall, the cup-shaped body defining an internal receptacle to accommodate the product, and the bottom wall of the cup-shaped body including a downwardly concave portion, such that when the refill component is received inside the casing a compartment is defined between the downwardly concave portion and a bottom wall of the casing.
B65D 77/04 - Articles or materials enclosed in two or more containers disposed one within another
B65D 50/06 - Closures with means for discouraging unauthorised opening or removal thereof, with or without indicating means, e.g. child-proof closures openable or removable by the combination of plural actions requiring the combination of different actions in succession
B65D 65/46 - Applications of disintegrable, dissolvable or edible materials
25.
AEROSOL-GENERATING SYSTEM COMPRISING A MESH SUSCEPTOR
A cartridge for an aerosol-generating system is provided, the aerosol-generating system including an aerosol-generating device, the cartridge configured to be used with the aerosol-generating device, the aerosol-generating device including: a device housing, an inductor coil positioned on or within the housing, and a power supply connected to the inductor coil and configured to provide a high-frequency oscillating current to the inductor coil; and the cartridge including: a cartridge housing containing an aerosol-forming substrate and a fluid-permeable susceptor element positioned to heat the aerosol-forming substrate, the fluid-permeable susceptor element including a first material having a Curie temperature corresponding to a maximum temperature of fluid-permeable susceptor element in use, and the aerosol-forming substrate being a liquid at room temperature and being configured to form a meniscus across a surface of the fluid-permeable susceptor element.
A method of controlling aerosol production in an aerosol-generating device is provided, the device including a heating chamber to receive an aerosol-generating article including an aerosol-forming substrate; a heating system associated with a heating element to internally heat the substrate from within the substrate; and a power source to provide power to the heating system, the method including receiving the article by the chamber, the substrate having a total aerosol former content greater than 30% by weight and being a solid or gel; heating the substrate by controlling power to: increase a temperature of the heating element to a first temperature, and maintain the first temperature constant for a first time period; controlling power to, during a pre-heating time period before the first time period, increase the temperature from ambient to the initial temperature; and calibrating the heating element after the pre-heating time period and before the first time period.
An aerosol-generating article is provided, including: a rod of aerosol-generating substrate; a downstream section provided downstream of the rod of aerosol-generating substrate and extending to a downstream end of the aerosol-generating article, the downstream section including a hollow tubular cooling element, the downstream section having a length of greater than 45 millimetres, and the hollow tubular cooling element having a length of at least 40 millimetres; and an upstream element provided upstream of the rod of aerosol-generating substrate and abutting an upstream end of the rod of aerosol-generating substrate, the upstream element having a length of at least 3 millimetres, and the upstream element being made of filter material.
An aerosol-generating article is provided, including: a rod of aerosol-generating substrate, the aerosol-generating substrate including a tobacco material having a bulk density of less than 350 milligrams per cubic centimetre; and a downstream section provided downstream of the rod of aerosol-generating substrate, the downstream section including a hollow tubular element abutting a downstream end of the rod of aerosol-generating substrate, and the downstream section having a length of at least 40 millimetres.
Wired vaporizer for electronic cigarettes and electronic smoking devices; tobacco, raw or manufactured; tobacco products, including cigars, cigarettes, cigarillos, tobacco for roll your own cigarettes, pipe tobacco, chewing tobacco, snuff tobacco, kretek; snus; tobacco substitutes (not for medical purposes); smokers' articles, including cigarette paper and tubes, cigarette filters, tobacco tins, cigarette cases and ashtrays for smokers, pipes, pocket apparatus for rolling cigarettes, lighters for smokers; matches; tobacco sticks, tobacco products for the purpose of being heated, electronic devices and their parts for the purpose of heating cigarettes or tobacco in order to release nicotine-containing aerosol for inhalation; liquid nicotine solutions for use in electronic cigarettes; electronic smoking devices; electronic cigarettes; electronic cigarettes as substitute for traditional cigarettes; electronic devices for the inhalation of nicotine-containing aerosol; oral vaporising devices for smokers, tobacco products and tobacco substitutes; smoker's articles for electronic cigarettes; parts and fittings for the aforesaid products included in class 34; devices for extinguishing heated cigarettes and cigars as well as heated tobacco sticks; electronic rechargeable cigarette cases.
Wired vaporizer for electronic cigarettes and electronic smoking devices; tobacco, raw or manufactured; tobacco products, including cigars, cigarettes, cigarillos, tobacco for roll your own cigarettes, pipe tobacco, chewing tobacco, snuff tobacco, kretek; snus; tobacco substitutes (not for medical purposes); smokers' articles, including cigarette paper and tubes, cigarette filters, tobacco tins, cigarette cases and ashtrays for smokers, pipes, pocket apparatus for rolling cigarettes, lighters for smokers; matches; tobacco sticks, tobacco products for the purpose of being heated, electronic devices and their parts for the purpose of heating cigarettes or tobacco in order to release nicotine-containing aerosol for inhalation; liquid nicotine solutions for use in electronic cigarettes; electronic smoking devices; electronic cigarettes; electronic cigarettes as substitute for traditional cigarettes; electronic devices for the inhalation of nicotine-containing aerosol; oral vaporising devices for smokers, tobacco products and tobacco substitutes; smoker's articles for electronic cigarettes; parts and fittings for the aforesaid products included in class 34; devices for extinguishing heated cigarettes and cigars as well as heated tobacco sticks; electronic rechargeable cigarette cases.
Wired vaporizers for electronic cigarettes and electronic
smoking devices; tobacco, raw or manufactured; tobacco
products, including cigars, cigarettes, cigarillos, tobacco
for roll-your-own cigarettes, pipe tobacco, chewing tobacco,
snuff tobacco, kretek; snus; tobacco substitutes (not for
medical purposes); smokers' articles, namely cigarette paper
and tubes, cigarette filters, tobacco tins, cigarette cases
and ashtrays, pipes, pocket apparatus for rolling
cigarettes, lighters; matches; smoking tobacco sticks,
tobacco products for the purpose of being heated, electronic
devices and their parts for the purpose of heating
cigarettes or tobacco in order to release
nicotine-containing aerosol for inhalation; liquid nicotine
solutions for use in electronic cigarettes; electronic
smoking devices; electronic cigarettes; electronic
cigarettes as substitutes for traditional cigarettes;
electronic devices for the inhalation of nicotine-containing
aerosols; oral vaporizing devices for smokers, tobacco
products and tobacco substitutes; smokers' articles for
electronic cigarettes; parts and fittings for the
aforementioned goods included in this class; devices for
extinguishing heated cigarettes and cigars as well as heated
tobacco sticks; electronic rechargeable cigarette cases.
32.
AEROSOL-GENERATING ARTICLE HAVING TWO OR MORE SUBSTRATE SEGMENTS
An aerosol-generating article is provided, including: an aerosol-generating rod configured to produce an inhalable aerosol upon heating, the aerosol-generating rod including: a first aerosol-generating segment including a first aerosol-generating substrate, and a second aerosol-generating segment at a location upstream of the first aerosol-generating segment and including a second aerosol-generating substrate, the second aerosol-generating substrate having a higher aerosol former content than the first aerosol-generating substrate, and the second aerosol-generating substrate having a higher density than the first aerosol-generating substrate. An aerosol-generating system including the aerosol-generating article and an aerosol-generating device is also provided.
A24D 1/20 - Cigarettes specially adapted for simulated smoking devices
A24B 15/167 - Chemical features of tobacco products or tobacco substitutes of tobacco substitutes in liquid or vaporisable form, e.g. liquid compositions for electronic cigarettes
A24B 15/24 - Treatment of tobacco products or tobacco substitutes by extractionTobacco extracts
A24B 15/32 - Treatment of tobacco products or tobacco substitutes by chemical substances by organic substances by acyclic compounds
A charging case for an aerosol-generating device, the charging case including a case connector for receiving electrical power from an external source, a plurality of case cavities, a mounting section for connecting the aerosol-generating device to the charging case, and a case control unit. Each of the plurality of case cavities being configured to receive at least one of a plurality of power sources. The case control unit arranged to charge a first one of the plurality of power sources via the case connector using electrical power from the external power source and charge the aerosol-generating device connected to the mounting section via a second one of the plurality of power sources, or via the case connector using electrical power from the external power source.
The invention relates to an aerosol-generating system (10) comprising a cartridge (16) and an aerosol-generating device. The cartridge (16) comprises aerosol-forming substrate. The cartridge (16) comprises a cartridge outlet (30) for releasing the aerosol-forming substrate. The aerosol-generating device comprises a main body (12) comprising a cavity (22) for receiving the cartridge (16). The aerosol-generating device further comprises a mouthpiece (14). The aerosol-generating device further comprises a cavity (22) for receiving the cartridge (16). The cavity (22) is arranged between the main body (12) and the mouthpiece (14). The mouthpiece (14) comprises a mouthpiece inlet fluidly connected with the cartridge outlet (30), when the cartridge (16) is received in the cavity (22). When the cartridge (16) is received in the cavity (22), a proximal distance (46) is provided between the cartridge outlet (30) and the mouthpiece inlet. The invention further relates to a cartridge (16) for an aerosol-generating system (10).
An aerosol-generating article (1)(2) comprises an aerosol-generating substrate (12)(212), the aerosol-generating substrate (12)(212) including a homogenised plant material, the homogenised plant material comprising: at least 20 percent by weight of non-tobacco plant particles, on a dry weight basis; between 1 percent by weight and 3.5 percent by weight of exogenous nicotine, on a dry weight basis; at least 1 percent by weight of an acidic pH modifier, on a dry weight basis; and at least 10 percent by weight of aerosol former, on a dry weight basis.
A24B 15/14 - Chemical features of tobacco products or tobacco substitutes of reconstituted tobacco made of tobacco and a binding agent not derived from tobacco
A24B 15/16 - Chemical features of tobacco products or tobacco substitutes of tobacco substitutes
A24B 15/30 - Treatment of tobacco products or tobacco substitutes by chemical substances by organic substances
A24B 15/32 - Treatment of tobacco products or tobacco substitutes by chemical substances by organic substances by acyclic compounds
A24B 15/38 - Treatment of tobacco products or tobacco substitutes by chemical substances by organic substances containing a heterocyclic ring having only nitrogen as hetero-atoms
A24D 1/20 - Cigarettes specially adapted for simulated smoking devices
36.
AEROSOL-GENERATING ROD PRODUCTION USING A CURVED AND TAPERED CONTACT SURFACE
A method for producing an aerosol-generating rod is provided, including: conveying a web material over a contact surface of a contact body such that the web material is in contact with the contact surface, the contact surface being curved around an axial direction and tapered along the axial direction, and a continuous portion of the contact surface spanning at least an angle of 90 degrees around the axial direction; dispensing an additive through at least one additive dispensing opening provided in the contact surface; and conveying the web material through a converging device provided downstream of the contact body, the web material being formed into a rod within the converging device. A device for producing an aerosol-generating rod is also provided.
A sensor device for an aerosol exposure system for in-vitro exposure of a cell culture to a test atmosphere is provided, the sensor device including: a measurement compartment configured to receive a receptor component of an electrochemical sensor for detecting one or more constituents of the test atmosphere; a receptor support arranged at an end of the measurement compartment and configured to support the receptor component of the electrochemical sensor; and a transducer component functionally couplable to the receptor component and configured to provide an electronically processable signal indicative of the one or more constituents in the test atmosphere.
A production system for packaging elements for aerosol-generating articles is provided, a packaging element being formed by a region of a packaging material, the system including: a printing station to print onto each of the elements an identifier marking readable as packaging element identification information of the corresponding element; a quality assessment station to carry out a quality assessment of each element; a transport system to transport the elements along a production direction through the printing station and the quality assessment station; a data memory; a sorting station; and a controller to store in the memory a dataset for retrieving a result of the quality assessment based on the information of the particular element, the sorting station to read the identifier marking to obtain the information, and to retrieve the result of the quality assessment from the dataset based on the obtained information.
B31B 105/00 - Rigid or semi-rigid containers made by assembling separate sheets, blanks or webs
G05B 19/418 - Total factory control, i.e. centrally controlling a plurality of machines, e.g. direct or distributed numerical control [DNC], flexible manufacturing systems [FMS], integrated manufacturing systems [IMS] or computer integrated manufacturing [CIM]
39.
AEROSOL-GENERATING ARTICLE COLLATION FORMING WITH INCREASED NUMBER OF HOPPERS
An apparatus for forming a collation of rod-shaped aerosol-generating articles is provided, including: multiple movable pockets, each pocket to house a collation having a number of layers of the articles; a number of hoppers forming a reservoir of the articles, each hopper to provide a respective transfer set of the articles to the collation; and a control system to control relative movement of the respective pocket with respect to the hoppers, the respective pocket to be arranged next to each hopper enabling transfer of the respective transfer set of the articles from the respective hopper to the respective pocket, a cumulative number of the articles in all transfer sets is greater than a number of the articles in the respective collation, and the control system is further to vertically move the pockets independently of each other relative to the hoppers and/or to move the hoppers independently of each other.
B65B 19/10 - Arranging cigarettes in layers each comprising a predetermined number
A24C 5/34 - Examining cigarettes or the rod, e.g. for regulating the feeding of tobaccoRemoving defective cigarettes
A24C 5/35 - Adaptations of conveying apparatus for transporting cigarettes from making machine to packaging machine
B65B 19/22 - Wrapping the cigarettesPackaging the cigarettes in containers formed by folding wrapping material around formers
B65B 19/32 - Control devices for cigarette or cigar packaging machines responsive to incorrect grouping of articles or to incorrect filling of packages
B65B 35/40 - Arranging and feeding articles in groups by reciprocating or oscillatory pushers
B65B 35/50 - Stacking one article, or group of articles, upon another before packaging
B65B 59/00 - Arrangements to enable machines to handle articles of different sizes, to produce packages of different sizes, to vary the contents of packages or to give access for cleaning or maintenance purposes
40.
AERSOL -GENERATING ARTICLE WITH RELATIVELY SHORT ROD OF AERSOL -GENERATING SUBSTRATE
An aerosol-generating article is provided, including: a rod of aerosol-generating substrate, the aerosol-generating article having a length of at least 60 millimetres, the rod of aerosol-generating substrate having a length of less than or equal to 36 millimetres, and a ratio of the length of the rod of aerosol-generating substrate to a total length of the aerosol-generating article being less than or equal to 0.4.
An aerosol-generating article is provided, including: a rod of aerosol-generating substrate having a length of at least 17 millimetres, the aerosol-generating substrate including a tobacco material having a bulk density of less than 290 milligrams per cubic centimetre; and a downstream section provided downstream of the rod of aerosol-generating substrate. An aerosol-generating system including the aerosol-generating article and an aerosol-generating device is also provided.
The invention relates to an aerosol-generating device comprising a cavity for receiving a cartridge comprising aerosol-forming substrate. The aerosol-generating device further comprises an airflow channel fluidly connecting the cavity with an ambient environment. The aerosol-generating device further comprises a constriction element. The constriction element comprises a constricted airflow passage. The constriction element is configured with a predetermined resistance to draw (RTD). The constricted airflow passage is arranged in fluid communication with the airflow channel. The RTD of the constriction element is higher than the RTD of the rest of the airflow channel. An inner diameter of the constricted airflow passage is smaller than an inner diameter of the rest of the airflow channel. The invention further relates to an aerosol-generating system comprising the aerosol-generating device and a constriction element. The invention further relates to a kit comprising the aerosol-generating device, a first constriction element and a second constriction element.
The invention relates to a cartridge (16) for an aerosol-generating device. The cartridge (16) comprises a storage portion comprising aerosol-forming substrate. The cartridge (16) further comprises a heating element (58) for heating the aerosol-forming substrate. The cartridge (16) further comprises a first contact (48) and a second contact (50). The first and second contacts (48, 50) are configured to electrically contact the heating element (58). The first and second contacts (48, 50) are arranged point symmetric with respect to a center of the cartridge. The invention further relates to an aerosol-generating device and an aerosol-generating system.
A plug element (100) for use in an aerosol-generating article (300). The plug element comprises a first barrier layer (112); a second barrier layer (116); and an embossed filtration material (120). The embossed filtration material is sandwiched between the first barrier layer and the second barrier layer and comprises regenerated cellulose.
21 - HouseHold or kitchen utensils, containers and materials; glassware; porcelain; earthenware
34 - Tobacco; smokers' articles
Goods & Services
(1) Wired vaporizer for electronic cigarettes and electronic smoking devices namely handheld heaters and handheld generators for inhalation of nicotine-containing aerosol, tobacco, raw and manufactured, tobacco products, namely cigars, cigarettes, cigarillos, tobacco for roll your own cigarettes, pipe tobacco, chewing tobacco, snuff tobacco, kretek, snus, tobacco substitutes not for medical purposes namely liquid nicotine solutions for use in electronic cigarettes, smoker's articles, namely cigarette paper and tubes, cigarette filters, tobacco tins, cigarette cases and ashtrays for smokers, pipes, pocket cigarette rollers, lighters for smokers, matches, tobacco sticks, tobacco products for the purpose of being heated, electronic heaters and their parts for the purpose of heating cigarettes and tobacco in order to release nicotine-containing aerosol for inhalation, liquid nicotine solutions for use in electronic cigarettes, electronic smoking devices namely handheld heaters, electronic cigarettes, electronic cigarettes as substitute for traditional cigarettes, electronic devices namely handheld heaters and handheld generators for the inhalation of nicotine containing aerosol, oral vaporizers for smokers, tobacco products and tobacco substitutes namely liquid nicotine solutions for use in electronic cigarettes and e-cigarettes, smoker's articles for electronic cigarettes namely cigarette atomizers, cartridges, wraps, caps, rings, springs, cleaning kits for e-cigarettes namely cleaning sticks and cleaning brushes, electronic cigarette boxes, tobacco flavourings and liquid flavoring solutions for use in e-cigarettes, parts and fittings for the aforesaid products; extinguishers for heated cigarettes and cigars as well as heated tobacco sticks; electronic rechargeable cigarette cases.
The present invention relates to a testing equipment and method for testing a susceptor arrangement in simulated heating conditions of a heated susceptor arrangement arranged in an aerosol-generating device during a user experience. The testing equipment comprises a holder module comprising a holder for receiving a susceptor arrangement to be tested, a control module comprising an inductive heating arrangement and a measurement device comprising a control circuit, wherein the inductive heating arrangement is configured to generate an alternating magnetic field for inductively heating a susceptor arrangement. The measurement device is configured to determine values associated to physical characteristics of the susceptor arrangement from measurements related to a load applied to the control circuit responsive to a susceptor arrangement in operational communication with the inductive heating arrangement, and the control circuit is configured to power the inductive heating arrangement for one test cycle or several subsequent test cycles of the susceptor arrangement and configured to determine if determined values associated to physical characteristics of the susceptor arrangement correspond to predetermined susceptor values.
A method of controlling aerosol production in an aerosol-generating system is provided, the system including an aerosol-generating article including an aerosol-forming substrate, the substrate being non-tobacco, a total aerosol-former content of the substrate being at least 30% by weight, and a water content of the substrate being between 5% and 35% by weight, an aerosol-generating device including a heating chamber to receive the article, a heating system associated with a heating element that to heat the substrate, and a power source providing power to the heating system; and the method including controlling power during heating of the substrate to form an aerosol for inhalation by a user and having a first heating mode, a second heating mode, and a third heating mode. An aerosol-generating system is also provided.
The invention relates to a casting apparatus to cast a sheet of a material containing alkaloids, the casting apparatus including: a casting box apt to contain a slurry to be cast to form the sheet; a slurry supply element defining a feeding channel apt to introduce the slurry into the casting box in a supply direction; path diverting fins positioned within the feeding channel, the path diverting fins being apt to come into contact with the slurry inside the feeding channel; a movable support; and a casting blade apt to cast the slurry contained in the casting box onto the movable support so as to form the cast sheet. The invention relates also to a method to cast a sheet of a material containing alkaloids.
A24B 3/14 - Forming reconstituted tobacco products, e.g. wrapper materials, sheets, imitation leaves, rods, cakesForms of such products
A24B 15/14 - Chemical features of tobacco products or tobacco substitutes of reconstituted tobacco made of tobacco and a binding agent not derived from tobacco
A24C 5/01 - Making cigarettes for simulated smoking devices
There is provided an aerosol-generating article (100) for use with an aerosol-generating device (300). The aerosol-generating article (100) comprises a container (110). The container (110) comprises a first wall (111) and a second wall (112). The first wall (111) comprises a different material to the second wall (112). The first wall (111) and second wall (112) together define a substrate compartment (113). An aerosol-generating substrate (114) is provided in the substrate compartment (113). The first wall (111) comprises a flexible cellulosic material. The second wall (112) has a higher stiffness than the first wall (111).
There is provided an aerosol-generating article for use with an aerosol-generating device to generate an aerosol. The aerosol-generating article is defined by an article length, an article width, and an article thickness. The article width is greater than the article thickness. The aerosol-generating article comprises a first external surface and an opposing second external surface, a cavity, a frame, an airflow passage and a collection of unbound shreds, strips, strands or extrusions of aerosol-forming substrate. The cavity is located within the aerosol-generating article between the first external surface and the second external surface. The frame is positioned between the first external surface and the second external surface. The frame at least partially defines the cavity. The airflow passage is defined through the aerosol-generating article between an air inlet and an air outlet, the airflow passage extending through the cavity. The collection of unbound shreds, strips, strands or extrusions of aerosol-forming substrate is disposed within the cavity. Each shred, strip, strand or extrusion of the collection of unbound shreds, strips, strands or extrusions of aerosol-forming substrate occupies less than 1 % of an enclosed volume of the cavity, for example less than 0.5% of the enclosed volume of the cavity, for example less than 0.2% of the enclosed volume of the cavity, for example less than 0.05% of the enclosed volume of the cavity; for example less than 0.01 % of the enclosed volume of the cavity.
An aerosol-generating article (10)(110)(210)(410) for use with an aerosol-generating device to generate an inhalable aerosol comprises: a first planar external surface (21); a second planar external surface (22); a cavity (30); a frame (50) positioned between the first planar external surface (21) and the second planar external surface (22), the frame (50) at least partially defining the cavity (30); one or more sheets of an aerosol-generating substrate (140); and an air inlet (11) and an air outlet (12), and an airflow passage extending between the air inlet (11) and the air outlet (12) through the cavity (30). The aerosol-generating substrate (140) comprises exogenous nicotine and one or more aerosol formers. The total aerosol former content of the aerosol-generating substrate is at least 40 percent by weight.
A24B 15/14 - Chemical features of tobacco products or tobacco substitutes of reconstituted tobacco made of tobacco and a binding agent not derived from tobacco
A24B 15/16 - Chemical features of tobacco products or tobacco substitutes of tobacco substitutes
A24B 15/30 - Treatment of tobacco products or tobacco substitutes by chemical substances by organic substances
A24D 1/20 - Cigarettes specially adapted for simulated smoking devices
A24F 40/20 - Devices using solid inhalable precursors
A24F 40/42 - Cartridges or containers for inhalable precursors
There is provided an aerosol-generating article (100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 1800, 1900, 2000, 2100, 2200) for use with an aerosol-generating device (6000) to generate an inhalable aerosol, the aerosol-generating article comprising: an aerosol-forming substrate (345, 440, 540, 640, 1810, 2010) heatable to release an aerosol or volatile compounds capable of forming an aerosol; and a capsule (380, 480, 580, 1808, 1908, 2008, 2108) able to release contents from within the capsule. The article has an article length, an article width, and an article thickness, the article length and the article width being at least two times the article thickness. An aerosol-generating system is also provided.
There is provided an aerosol-generating system comprising an aerosol-generating article (100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 600') and an aerosol-generating device (6000). The aerosol-generating article comprises at least one aerosol-forming substrate (340, 440, 540, 640, 640'). The aerosol-generating article is defined by an article length, an article width, and an article thickness, the article length and the article width being at least two times the article thickness. The aerosol-generating device comprises a heating chamber (6050, 6050') for receiving the aerosol-generating article. The aerosol-generating device comprises at least one heater (6030, 6030'), the at least one heater defining a heating zone (6100, 6100') in the heating chamber. When the aerosol-generating article is fully received in the heating chamber of the aerosol-generating device, between 20 and 80 percent of a total mass of the at least one aerosol-forming substrate is located within the heating zone.
There is provided an aerosol-generating article (100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 1200, 1300, 1401, 1402) comprising an aerosol-forming substrate and at least one thread (125, 225, 325, 326, 327, 625, 1208). At least a portion of the aerosol-forming substrate is sewn with the at least one thread. A method of manufacture is also provided.
An aerosol-generating article (10)(110)(210)(310)(410) for use with an aerosol-generating device to generate an inhalable aerosol comprises: a first planar external surface (21); a second planar external surface (22); a cavity (30)(330); a frame (50) positioned between the first planar external surface (21) and the second planar external surface (22), the frame (50) at least partially defining the cavity (30)(330); an aerosol-generating substrate (140)(340); and an air inlet (11) and an air outlet (12), and an airflow passage extending between the air inlet (11) and the air outlet (12) through the cavity (30). The aerosol-generating substrate (140)(340) comprises at least 20 percent by weight of one or more non-tobacco botanical materials, on a dry weight basis.
A24F 40/42 - Cartridges or containers for inhalable precursors
A24B 15/14 - Chemical features of tobacco products or tobacco substitutes of reconstituted tobacco made of tobacco and a binding agent not derived from tobacco
A24B 15/16 - Chemical features of tobacco products or tobacco substitutes of tobacco substitutes
A24B 15/30 - Treatment of tobacco products or tobacco substitutes by chemical substances by organic substances
A24D 1/20 - Cigarettes specially adapted for simulated smoking devices
A24F 40/20 - Devices using solid inhalable precursors
LwLL is the number of aerosol-generating articles over an initial length of the aerosol-generating product (initial product length) and nW is the number of aerosol-generating articles over an initial width of the aerosol- generating product (initial product width).
There is provided an aerosol-generating article for use with an aerosol-generating device to generate an aerosol. The aerosol-generating article is defined by an article length, an article width, and an article thickness, the article width being greater than the article thickness. The article comprises a first external surface and a second external surface facing in substantially the opposite direction to the first external surface, a cavity located within the aerosol-generating article between the first external surface and the second external surface, and an airflow passage defined through the aerosol-generating article between an air inlet and an air outlet, the airflow passage extending through the cavity. An aerosol-generating element is located within the cavity, the aerosol-generating element comprising aerosol-forming substrate and being defined by an element length, an element width, and an element thickness. The element width is greater than the element thickness. The aerosol-generating element comprises cut filler dispersed within a solid binder matrix.
There is provided an aerosol-forming substrate (12, 512, 1020) comprising, on a dry weight basis: X weight percent non-expanded graphite; and Y weight percent expanded graphite. X divided by Y is at least 0.5. There is also provided an aerosol-generating article (10, 510, 1000), an aerosol- generating system (100, 200, 2000), and a method of making an aerosol-forming substrate.
There is provided an aerosol-generating article for use with an aerosol-generating device to generate an aerosol. The aerosol-generating article comprises a first planar external surface and a second planar external surface. The aerosol-generating article comprises a first cavity and a second cavity. The aerosol-generating article comprises a frame between the first planar external surface and the second planar external surface, the frame at least partially defining the first cavity and the second cavity. The aerosol-generating article comprises an air inlet and an air outlet, and an airflow passage extending from the air inlet to the air outlet through the first cavity and the second cavity. The first cavity is closer to the air inlet than the second cavity, and the first cavity and the second cavity are arranged in series such that the airflow passage extends from the first cavity to the second cavity. The first cavity has a volume equal to at least 5% of a volume of the second cavity, and the second cavity has a volume equal to at least 5% of a volume of the first cavity.
An aerosol-generating substrate (40)(114) for use in an aerosol-generating article or system comprises: at least 50 percent by weight of plant particles, on a dry weight basis; at least 10 percent by weight of aerosol former, on a dry weight basis; and one or more hydrocolloid binders. The total amount of hydrocolloid binder is less than or equal to 5 percent by weight of the aerosol-generating substrate (40((1140), on a dry weight basis. The weight ratio of plant particles to aerosol former in the aerosol-generating substrate (40)(114) is at least 2.5. The aerosol-generating substrate (40)(114)is in the form of a plurality of beads or granules.
A24B 15/14 - Chemical features of tobacco products or tobacco substitutes of reconstituted tobacco made of tobacco and a binding agent not derived from tobacco
A24B 15/16 - Chemical features of tobacco products or tobacco substitutes of tobacco substitutes
62.
NOVEL AEROSOL-GENERATING SUBSTRATE COMPRISING CELLULOSE BASED FILLER
An aerosol-generating substrate (40)(114) for use in an aerosol-generating article or system comprises: at least 10 percent by weight of aerosol former, on a dry weight basis; at least 30 percent by weight of cellulose based filler, on a dry weight basis; one or more hydrocolloid binders, wherein the total amount of hydrocolloid binder is up to 5 percent by weight of the aerosol- generating substrate (40)(114), on a dry weight basis; and at least one of an active agent or a flavourant. The weight ratio of cellulose based filler to aerosol former in the aerosol-generating substrate (40)(114) is at least 1. The aerosol-generating substrate (40)(114) is in the form of a plurality of beads.
A24B 15/14 - Chemical features of tobacco products or tobacco substitutes of reconstituted tobacco made of tobacco and a binding agent not derived from tobacco
A24B 15/16 - Chemical features of tobacco products or tobacco substitutes of tobacco substitutes
A24B 15/28 - Treatment of tobacco products or tobacco substitutes by chemical substances
A24F 40/20 - Devices using solid inhalable precursors
A24B 15/18 - Treatment of tobacco products or tobacco substitutes
An aerosol-generating article (10) for use with an aerosol-generating device to generate an aerosol, the aerosol-generating article (10) comprising: a first planar external surface (29); a second planar external surface (22); a frame (50) positioned between the first planar external surface (21) and the second planar external surface (22); and an air inlet (11) and an air outlet (12), wherein the frame (50) comprises a first side portion (54) and a second side portion (56), the first side portion (54) and the second side portion (56) at least partially defining the cavity (30) and extending from the air inlet (12) to the air outlet (14) along the longitudinal axis of the aerosol-generating article (10), wherein the first side portion (54) is a support element and the second side portion (56) is a support element.
There is provided an aerosol-generating article (10). The aerosol-generating article (10) is for use with an aerosol-generating device to generate an aerosol. The aerosol-generating article (10) comprises a first planar external surface (21) and a second planar external surface (22). The aerosol-generating article (10) comprises a cavity (30) and a frame (150) at least partially defining the cavity (30). The aerosol-generating article (10) comprises an air inlet (11) and an air outlet (12). The aerosol-generating article (10) comprises an aerosol-generating substrate (40) positioned within the cavity (30) between the air inlet (11) and the air outlet (12). The aerosol-generating article (10) defines an airflow pathway extending through the cavity (30) from the airflow inlet (11) to the airflow outlet (12). The aerosol-generating article (10) has a length (158) extending between a first end of the aerosol-generating article (10) and a second end of the generating article (10), wherein the length (158) is the largest dimension of the aerosol-generating article (10). A length (156) of the airflow pathway is less than the length (158) of the aerosol-generating article (10).
There is provided an aerosol-generating article (10). The aerosol-generating article (10) is for use with an aerosol-generating device to generate an aerosol. The aerosol- generating article (10) comprises a first planar external surface (21) and a second planar external surface (22). The aerosol-generating article (10) comprises a cavity (30) and a frame (50), the frame (50) at least partially defining the cavity (30). The aerosol-generating article (10) comprises one or more aerosol-generating substrates (40), an air inlet (11), and an air outlet (12). At least one of the air inlet (11) and the air outlet (12) has a thickness (102) extending in a direction perpendicular to the first and second planar external surfaces (21, 22) and a width (100) extending perpendicular to the thickness (102). A ratio of the width (100) to the thickness (102 is at least 4 to 1.
There is provided an aerosol-generating article (10). The aerosol-generating article (10) is for use with an aerosol-generating device to generate an aerosol. The aerosol- generating article (10) comprises a first planar external surface (21) and a second planar external surface (22). The aerosol-generating article (10) comprises a cavity (30) and one or more aerosol-generating substrates (40) positioned within the cavity (30). The aerosol- generating article (10) comprises an air inlet (11), an air outlet (12), and a frame (150; 250; 350; 450) at least partially defining the cavity (30), the air inlet (11) and the air outlet (12). The frame (150; 250; 350; 450) comprises a first subframe (152; 252; 352; 452) and a second subframe (154; 254; 354; 454) connected to the first subframe (152; 252; 352; 452).
An aerosol-generating article (10) for use with an aerosol-generating device (90) to generate an aerosol, the aerosol-generating article (10) being defined by an article length, an article width, and an article thickness, the article width being greater than the article thickness, the aerosol-generating article (10) comprising: a cavity (30) located within the aerosol-generating article (10); one or more air inlets (11); one or more air outlets (12); one or more airflow passages defined through the aerosol-generating article (10) between one of the one or more air inlets (11) and one of the one or more air outlets (12), the one or more airflow passages extending through the cavity (30); and one or more aerosol-generating substrates (40), wherein a length of the shortest airflow passage between any one of the one or more air inlets (11) and any one of the one of the more air outlets (12) is greater than the article length, wherein the length of the one or more airflow passages in contact with the one or more aerosol-generating substrates (40) is greater than or equal to 30 percent of the article length, wherein a ratio of the length of the shortest airflow passage to the article length is greater than or equal to 1.05:1, and wherein the cavity (30) has a thickness greater than or equal to 50 percent of the article thickness.
There is provided a frame assembly for planar aerosol-generating articles, the frame assembly comprising: a plurality of planar aerosol-generating articles; and a (planar) frame defining a plurality of cavities. Each planar aerosol-generating article is disposed in a respective one of the plurality of cavities of the frame. There is also provided a bundle comprising a plurality of the frame assemblies. There is also provided a container containing the frame assembly.
A24F 40/42 - Cartridges or containers for inhalable precursors
B65D 75/32 - Articles or materials enclosed between two opposed sheets or blanks having their margins united, e.g. by pressure-sensitive adhesive, crimping, heat-sealing, or welding one or both sheets or blanks being recessed to accommodate contents
B65D 85/10 - Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for compressible or flexible articles rod-shaped or tubular for cigarettes
A24D 1/20 - Cigarettes specially adapted for simulated smoking devices
An aerosol-generating article (10) for use with an aerosol-generating device (90) to generate an aerosol, the aerosol-generating article (10) comprising: a first planar external surface (21); a second planar external surface (22); a cavity (30); a frame (50) positioned between the first planar external surface (21) and the second planar external surface (22), the frame (50) at least partially defining the cavity (30); one or more aerosol-generating substrates; and an air inlet (11) and an air outlet (12), and an airflow passage extending between the air inlet (11) and the air outlet (12) through the cavity (30), wherein the air inlet (11) or the air outlet (12) extends through the first planar external surface (21) or the second planar external surface (22), and wherein the frame comprises a cellulosic material.
The invention relates to an aerosol-generating device comprising a first cavity (10) for receiving a first aerosol-generating article (12), a second cavity (20) for receiving a second aerosol-generating article (22), and a heating matrix (30) spatially arranged between the first cavity (10) and the second cavity (20). The heating matrix (30) comprises a first major boundary surface (40) facing towards the first cavity (10) and a second major boundary surface (50) opposing the first major boundary surface (40) and facing towards the second cavity (20). The first major boundary surface (40) comprises a first heating arrangement for heating the first aerosol-generating article (12) when being received in the first cavity (10). The second major boundary surface (50) comprises a second heating arrangement for heating the second aerosol-generating article (22) when being received in the second cavity (20). The invention further relates to an aerosol-generating system.
An aerosol-generating article (300) for use with an aerosol-generating device to generate an aerosol. The aerosol-generating article (300) comprising a substrate sheet (330) comprising an aerosol-forming substrate (334) for producing an aerosol, in which the substrate sheet is rolled to form a rolled substrate sheet (332). The aerosol-generating article (300) is defined by an article length, an article width, and an article thickness, the article length and the article width being at least two times the article thickness. An aerosol-generating system is also provided.
There is provided an aerosol-generating article (400) for use with an aerosol-generating device to generate an aerosol. The aerosol-generating article (400) comprising a first external surface (421) and a second external surface (422) opposing the first external surface (421). The aerosol-generating article (400) comprising a cavity (430) positioned between the first external surface (421) and the second external surface (422). The aerosol-generating article (400) comprising an aerosol-forming element (470) positioned within the cavity (430), the aerosol-forming element (470) comprising a first plug element (481) comprising an aerosol-forming substrate, and a second plug element (482) different to the first plug element (481), wherein the first plug element (481) and the second plug element (482) are physically coupled to each other. There is also provided an aerosol-generating system.
An aerosol-generating system comprises an aerosol-generating article and an aerosol-generating device configured to engage with the aerosol-generating article to form an inhalable aerosol. The aerosol-generating article has an article body, an airflow path being defined through the article body between an article airflow inlet and an article airflow outlet. The aerosol-generating device comprises a closable cavity having a minimal cavity length extending, when the cavity is closed, between a cavity airflow inlet and a cavity airflow outlet. The cavity is further defined by a cavity width perpendicular to the minimal cavity length, extending between a left side wall of the cavity and a right side wall of the cavity, and a cavity height perpendicular to both the cavity depth and cavity width, the cavity height extending between a lower wall of the cavity and an upper wall of the cavity. The cavity is accessible via a closable opening having a width and a height. The aerosol-generating article is configured to be inserted into the cavity in the direction of its first article dimension. The cavity width is no more than 30% greater than the second article dimension. The minimal cavity length, when the cavity is closed, is no more than 10% greater than the first article dimension.
The present invention relates to an aerosol-generating article (1) comprising an aerosol-generating substrate (12) and an air channelling element (30) located downstream of the aerosol-generating substrate (12). The air channelling element (30) comprises an outer tube (22). The air channelling element (30) comprises an inner body (24) located within the outer tube (22). The air channelling element (30) comprises an inner channel (26) defined within the inner body (24). The upstream end (25a) of the inner body (24) is located away from the upstream end of the air channelling element (30). The air channelling element (30) comprises a cavity (29). The cavity (29) extends from the upstream end (25a) of the inner body (24) towards the upstream end of the air channelling element (30). The cavity (29) is empty.
An aerosol-generating article (600) for use with an aerosol-generating device to generate an aerosol. The aerosol generating article (600) comprises: an upper external surface (610); a lower external surface (620); and an aerosol-forming substrate. The aerosol-generating article (600) is defined by a length extending in an x-direction, a width extending in a y-direction, and a height extending in a z-direction. The upper and lower external surfaces (610, 620) are separated from each other in the z direction. A maximum height of the aerosol-generating article (610) is less than each of a maximum width and a maximum length of the aerosol-generating article (610). The aerosol-enerating article (610) comprises a first end portion (601) and a second end portion (602), the first end portion (601 ) and the second end portion (602) being separated from each other in the x- direction. The aerosol-generating article (600) comprises a narrow portion (603) arranged between the first end portion (601) and the second end portion (602).
An aerosol-generating article (600) for use with an aerosol-generating device to generate an aerosol. The aerosol generating article (600) comprises a cavity (630) defined between an upper surface, a lower surface, and at least one side surface. The aerosol-generating article (600) comprises an aerosol-forming substrate (640) arranged in the cavity (630). The aerosol-generating article (630) is defined by a length extending in an x-direction, a width extending in a y-direction, and a thickness extending in a z-direction. The upper and lower surfaces are separated from each other in the z direction. The thickness of the aerosol-generating article (600) is less than each of the width and the length of the aerosol-generating article (600). At least one of the upper surface, the lower surface, and the at least one side surface is a contact surface. At least a portion of the contact surface is configured to contact the aerosol-forming substrate (640) and to conform to a shape of the aerosol-forming substrate (640) where the surface is in contact with the aerosol-forming substrate (640).
There is provided an aerosol-generating article for use with an aerosol-generating device to generate an aerosol. The aerosol-generating article has a length extending in an x direction, a width extending in a y direction and a height extending in a z direction, the height being less than each of the length and the width. The aerosol-generating article comprises a cavity extending in a downstream direction between an air inlet and an air outlet. The cavity comprises successively arranged upstream and downstream portions. The air inlet forms part of the upstream portion and the air outlet forms part of the downstream portion. The transverse cross-sectional area of the downstream portion of the cavity is less than the transverse cross-sectional area of the upstream portion of the cavity, with the volume of the downstream portion of the cavity being less than the volume of the upstream portion of the cavity. Aerosol-forming substrate is arranged in both upstream and downstream portions of the cavity.
There is provided an aerosol-generating article (100) for use with an aerosol-generating device to generate an aerosol. The aerosol-generating article (100) has a length extending in an x direction, a width extending in a y direction and a height extending in a z direction, the height being less than each of the length and the width. The aerosol-generating article (100) comprises first and second cavities (104, 105), an aerosol-forming substrate (115, 116) disposed in each of the first and second cavities, and a third cavity (106) positioned between the first and second cavities.
There is provided an aerosol-generating article (10; 400; 500) for use with an aerosol-generating device (100) to generate an aerosol. The aerosol-generating article (10; 400; 500) has a length extending in an x direction, a width extending in a y direction and a height extending in a z direction. The height is less than each of the length and the width. The aerosol-generating article (10; 400; 500) comprises a cavity (30) and an aerosol-generating substrate (40) positioned within the cavity (30). The aerosol-generating substrate (40) comprises an aerosol-former in an amount of at least 8 percent on a dry weight basis. The aerosol-generating article (10; 400; 500) also comprises at least one air permeable layer (24, 25) defining at least part of an external surface (14) of the aerosol-generating article (10; 400; 500).
An aerosol-generating article (100) comprising: a rod of aerosol-generating substrate (110) comprising nicotine and having a total aerosol former content of at least about 10 percent by weight; and an upstream section (120) located upstream of the rod of aerosol-generating substrate (110), wherein the aerosol-generating article (100) has a length of less than or equal to about 40 millimetres, and wherein a ratio of the length (116) of the rod of aerosol-generating substrate (110) to the length (106) of the aerosol-generating article (100) is at least about 0.65.
There is provided an aerosol-generating article for use with an aerosol-generating device to generate an aerosol. The aerosol-generating article has a length extending in an x-direction between a distal end and a proximal end, a width extending in a y-direction between a left side and a right side, and a thickness extending in a z-direction between an upper side and a lower side. The length and the width are greater in magnitude than the thickness. The aerosol-generating article comprises an upper surface, a lower surface, and a substrate cavity located between the upper surface and the lower surface. The substrate cavity extends lengthwise within the article and a midpoint of the substrate cavity is located closer to the distal end of the article than to the proximal end of the article. Thus, the substrate cavity is asymmetrically positioned within the article. The volume of the substrate cavity is between 150 mm3and 400 mm3.
There is provided an aerosol-generating system comprising an aerosol-generating article and an aerosol-generating device configured to receive the aerosol-generating article to generate an aerosol. The aerosol-generating article has a length extending in an x-direction between a distal end and a proximal end, a width extending in a y-direction between a left side and a right side, and a thickness extending in a z-direction between an upper side and a lower side. The length and the width are greater in magnitude than the thickness. The aerosol-generating device comprises an article receiving cavity for receiving the aerosol-generating article for use. The article is asymmetrically shaped such that a distal end of the article may be operationally engaged with the article receiving cavity whereas a proximal end may not.
An aerosol-generating device includes a power supply for supplying power to generate the aerosol One or more sensors monitor one or more parameters associated with current operating conditions of the aerosol-generating device during operation of the aerosol-generating device. A storage device stores a machine learning model trained using a plurality of known target variable values over a range of operating conditions associated with the one or more parameters of the aerosol-generating device. A controller is coupled to the power supply, the one or more sensors, and the storage device. The controller uses the machine learning model to determine a current target variable based on the one or more parameters.
The present invention relates to an aerosol-generating article, adapted to be electrically heated by an aerosol-generating device. The aerosol-generating article comprises an aerosol-generating substrate, an optical information storage element storing information in a grid pattern with a plurality of segments comprising at least one alterable segment. The at least one alterable segment comprises a first layer and a second layer, wherein at least one optical property of at least one layer is adapted to be altered. The invention further relates to a method for manufacturing an information storage element, an aerosol-generating system comprising an aerosol-generating article and an aerosol-generating device and the use of a multi-layered information storage element on an aerosol-generating article to provide alterable supplemental information about the aerosol-generating article.
An aerosol-generating system is provided, including: a housing; an electrical connector; and a sealing member, in which the housing includes a housing wall, in which the electrical connector includes a plug reception opening and a connection flange, in which the connection flange extends at least partially around the plug reception opening, in which the sealing member is arranged between the connection flange and an inner surface of the housing wall, in which the connection flange is arranged in a front part of the electrical connector, and in which front is defined as the direction from which a plug is inserted into the electrical connector. An assembly method for the aerosol-generating system is also provided.
An aerosol-generating device for an aerosol-generating article is provided, the device including: a chamber within a device housing to removably receive at least a portion of the article and having a chamber inner surface and a proximal open end for insertion of the article; and an insert sleeve separate from the housing and including: opposite open ends and being fixedly arranged in the device such that the insert sleeve is non-displaceable and that a portion of the insert sleeve extends along a proximal portion of the chamber inner surface, and sleeve outer and inner surfaces, in which in a contact portion of the insert sleeve the sleeve inner surface comes into circumferentially closed contact with a circumference of the article when received in the chamber, and in which at least a proximal portion of an airflow path through the device extends along the sleeve outer surface.
The aerosol-generating article for use with an aerosol-generating device, the aerosol-generating article comprises an aerosol-forming substrate, and a surface area comprising a three dimensional code. The invention also relates to an aerosol-generating system comprising an aerosol-generating device and an aerosol-generating article.
An aerosol-generating film is provided, including: a tobacco content of less than 1 percent by weight; a cellulose based film-forming agent; water; nicotine; and a polyhydric alcohol, a content of the water being less than about 30 wt percent and a content of the polyhydric alcohol being at least about 25 wt percent, a ratio between a weight of the cellulose based film-forming agent and a weight of the polyhydric alcohol being from 0.1 to 1, and the aerosol-generating film being disposed on a support.
A24B 15/18 - Treatment of tobacco products or tobacco substitutes
A24B 15/14 - Chemical features of tobacco products or tobacco substitutes of reconstituted tobacco made of tobacco and a binding agent not derived from tobacco
A24B 15/167 - Chemical features of tobacco products or tobacco substitutes of tobacco substitutes in liquid or vaporisable form, e.g. liquid compositions for electronic cigarettes
A24B 15/28 - Treatment of tobacco products or tobacco substitutes by chemical substances
A24B 15/30 - Treatment of tobacco products or tobacco substitutes by chemical substances by organic substances
A24B 15/32 - Treatment of tobacco products or tobacco substitutes by chemical substances by organic substances by acyclic compounds
A24D 1/18 - Selection of materials, other than tobacco, suitable for smoking
There is provided a method for treating the surface of a metallic material (110). The method comprises a sealing step. The sealing step comprises reacting the metallic material (110) with a first nickel free solution to form a sealing layer (140). The method comprises a coating step. The coating step comprises applying a second nickel free solution to the sealing layer (140) to form a coating (150).
The invention relates to an aerosol-generating device comprising a substrate cavity for receiving an aerosol-forming substrate. Further, the aerosol-generating device comprises an induction actuated airflow pump. The pump is fluidly connected with the substrate cavity. The pump is configured to pump air into the substrate cavity. The invention further relates to a method of removing excess moisture in an aerosol-generating device.
F04B 35/04 - Piston pumps specially adapted for elastic fluids and characterised by the driving means to their working members, or by combination with, or adaptation to, specific driving engines or motors, not otherwise provided for the means being electric
There is provided an aerosol-generating substrate plug (10) for a heated aerosol-generating article (1). The aerosol-generating substrate plug (10) comprises an aerosol-generating substrate (20). The aerosol-generating substrate (20) comprises one or more aerosol-formers. The aerosol-generating substrate (20) comprises an aerosol-former content greater than or equal to 5 percent by weight on a dry weight basis. The aerosol-generating substrate plug (10) comprises a wrapper (30). The wrapper (30) has a grammage of between 20 grams per square metre and 200 grams per square metre. The wrapper (20) circumscribes the aerosol-generating substrate (20). A thickness of the aerosol-generating substrate plug (10) is less than 50 percent of a length of the aerosol-generating substrate plug (10). The thickness of the aerosol-generating substrate plug (10) is less than 50 percent of a width of the aerosol-generating substrate plug (10). The thickness of the aerosol-generating substrate plug (10) is constant over at least 90 percent of the width of the aerosol-generating substrate plug (10). There also provided an aerosol-generating article (1) comprising the aerosol-generating substrate plug (10), and a method of manufacturing the aerosol-generating substrate plug (10).
There is provided an aerosol-generating article (1) for use with an electrically operated aerosol- generating device. The aerosol-generating article (1) comprises an aerosol-generating substrate plug (10). The aerosol-generating substrate plug (10) comprises an aerosol-generating substrate (20). The aerosol-generating substrate (20) comprises one or more aerosol-formers and has an aerosol-former content greater than or equal to 5 percent by weight on a dry weight basis. The aerosol-generating article (1) comprises a first plug (40) positioned upstream or downstream of the aerosol-generating substrate plug (10). The aerosol-generating article (1) comprises an outer wrapper (60) circumscribing the aerosol-generating substrate plug (10) and the first plug (40). A thickness of the aerosol-generating article (1) is less than 50 percent of a length of the aerosol- generating article (1). The thickness of the aerosol-generating article (1) is less than 50 percent of a width of the aerosol-generating article (1). The thickness of the aerosol-generating article (1) is constant over at least 90 percent of the width of the aerosol-generating article (1). There is also provided a method of manufacturing the aerosol-generating article (1).
There is provided an aerosol-generating article (100) for use with an aerosol-generating device to generate an aerosol. The aerosol-generating article comprises a wrapper (101) encapsulating at least an aerosol-forming substrate (102) to define a wrapped body. The wrapper (101) is formed of a foldable material. The wrapper (101) is configured to inhibit or prevent passage of moisture across a thickness of the wrapper.
There is provided an aerosol-generating article for use with an aerosol-generating device to generate an aerosol. The aerosol-generating article is defined by an article length, an article width, and an article thickness. The article width is greater than the article thickness. The aerosol-generating article comprises opposed discrete upper and lower exterior walls, a cavity, an airflow passage and a wrapped body of aerosol-forming substrate. The upper and lower exterior walls collectively define all or a majority of a perimeter of the aerosol-generating article. The cavity is located within the aerosol-generating article between the upper exterior wall and the lower exterior wall. The airflow passage is defined through the aerosol-generating article between an air inlet and an air outlet, the airflow passage extending through the cavity. The wrapped body of aerosol-forming substrate is disposed within the cavity. The wrapped body comprises a wrapper at least partially enclosing aerosol-forming substrate. The wrapper defines a band circumscribing the aerosol-forming substrate, the band having a length extending between opposed first and second axial end faces of the wrapped body.
There is provided an aerosol-generating article (100) for use with an aerosol-generating device (6000). The aerosol-generating article (100) comprises a first plug (200), a second plug (400), and an aerosol-generating substrate plug (300) comprising an aerosol-generating substrate (345). The first plug (200) is positioned upstream of the aerosol-generating substrate plug (300) and the second plug (400) is positioned downstream of the aerosol-generating substrate plug (300). A thickness of the aerosol-generating article (100) is less than 50 percent of a length of the aerosol-generating article (100) and the thickness of the aerosol-generating article (100) is less than 50 percent of a width of the aerosol-generating article (100).
There is provided an aerosol-generating article (100) for use with an aerosol-generating device to generate an aerosol. The aerosol generating article (100) comprises an upper external surface (110), a lower external surface (120) and an aerosol-forming substrate hermetically isolated from an environment external to the aerosol-generating article. The aerosol-generating article (100) is defined by a length extending in an x- direction, a width extending in a y-direction, and a height extending in a z-direction. The upper and lower external surfaces (110, 120) are opposed and separated from each other in the z direction. The height is less than each of the width and the length.
A frame (50) for an aerosol-generating article (10). The frame (50) has a longitudinal axis (54). The frame (50) comprises at least one wall comprising a web of sheet material. The web of sheet material has a length and a width, and the width of the web of sheet material extends substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis (54) of the frame (50).
There is provided an aerosol-generating article (10) for use with an aerosol-generating device. The aerosol-generating article (10) is a planar aerosol-generating article defined by a length extending in an x-direction, a width extending in a y-direction, and a thickness extending in a z-direction. The aerosol-generating article (10) comprises one or more aerosol-generating substrates (41, 42, 45, 46). The aerosol-generating article (10) comprises a first cavity (33) and a second cavity (34) spaced from the first cavity (33) in the z-direction. The aerosol-generating article (10) comprises a first airflow path extending through the first cavity (33). The aerosol-generating article comprises a second airflow path extending through the second cavity (34). At least one of the one or more aerosol-generating substrates (41, 42, 45, 46) is positioned within or adjacent to the first airflow path, and at least one of the one or more aerosol-generating substrates (41, 42, 45, 46) is positioned within or adjacent to the second airflow path. The first cavity (33) and the second cavity (34) may each have a width greater than or equal to 50 percent of a width of the aerosol-generating article.
There is provided a method of manufacturing an aerosol-generating article (10) for use with an aerosol-generating device to generate an aerosol, the method comprising: providing a first continuous sheet of frame material (1201) and a further continuous sheet of material; forming a frame aperture (1400) through the first continuous sheet of frame material (1201) to form a frame core layer; positioning the further continuous sheet of material underneath the first continuous sheet of frame material (1201); and bonding the further continuous sheet of material and the first continuous sheet of frame material (1201) to form a laminated structure of the aerosol-generating article (10) comprising the frame core layer.
An aerosol-generating article (100)(200)(300)(400)(500)(600)(700)(800) for use with an aerosol-generating device to generate an inhalable aerosol comprises an aerosol-forming substrate (345)(440)(540) heatable to release an aerosol or volatile compounds capable of forming an aerosol; and an elongate flavour-bearing element (350)(480,490)(580,590)(680,690)(780,790)(880,890) comprising a carrier material and a flavourant supported on the carrier material. The aerosol-generating article (100)(200)(300)(400)(500)(600)(700)(800) has an article length, an article width and an article thickness, the article length and the article width being at least two times the article thickness.
