An aerosol-generating system is provided, including: a liquid storage portion including a container configured to hold a liquid aerosol-generating substrate and defining an opening; a heater assembly extending across the opening along a transverse plane and including at least one electrically operated heating element; and a first channel defining a first flow route, a portion of the first channel being arranged with respect to the transverse plane such that the at least a portion of the first channel directs air originating from outside the system to impinge against and across a surface portion of the at least one heating element.
An aerosol-generating device for heating an aerosol-forming substrate to generate an inhalable aerosol during a usage session is provided, the device including: control electronics; and a lighting array including a plurality of light emitters, the control electronics to independently control each light emitter in an off state in which the light emitter does not emit light, a first lighting state in which the light emitter emits light at a first static luminance level, and a second lighting state in which the light emitter emits light at a second static luminance level that is different from the first level, the control electronics to further control each light emitter to be in one of the off state, the first lighting state, and the second lighting state so as to indicate progression of an operational phase of the device to a user, and the progression of being a progression of the usage session.
The invention relates to an aerosol-generating system comprising a main unit and a replaceable mouthpiece. The main unit comprises a heating element for heating an aerosol-forming substrate. The mouthpiece comprising an outlet channel. The mouthpiece and the main unit have corresponding structural components with complementary geometrical shapes. When the mouthpiece is connected to the main unit, the corresponding structural components of the mouthpiece and the main unit define an inlet channel. The inlet channel and the outlet channel form an airflow path from an air inlet to an air outlet via the heating element.
A method of controlling an inductive heating arrangement is provided, the arrangement including an inductor and a susceptor coupled to the inductor so that provision of an alternating electrical current to the inductor causes heating of the susceptor, the method including providing pulses of electrical current to the inductor to maintain a conductance or resistance associated with the susceptor at a target conductance or resistance; detecting a cooling event associated with the susceptor; determining a maximum duty cycle limit for the pulses of electrical current for a duration of the cooling event; and increasing a duty cycle of the pulses of electrical current for the duration of the detected cooling event, to compensate for the detected cooling event, to a duty cycle at or below a maximum duty cycle limit.
G05D 23/24 - Control of temperature characterised by the use of electric means with sensing elements having variation of electric or magnetic properties with change of temperature the sensing element having a resistance varying with temperature, e.g. thermistor
H05B 6/06 - Control, e.g. of temperature, of power
H05B 6/10 - Induction heating apparatus, other than furnaces, for specific applications
A heating assembly for an aerosol-generating device is provided, the heating assembly including: a heater casing; a heating element including at least two heater contacts; a connector frame; and electric circuitry, the connector frame including at least two connector contacts and being arranged on the heater casing, the at least two connector contacts being electrically connected with the at least two heater contacts and with the electric circuitry, the at least two connector contacts being arranged to directly contact the electric circuitry, and the at least two connector contacts being flat. An aerosol-generating device including the heating assembly is also provided. A method for manufacturing the heating assembly for an aerosol-generating device is also provided.
An aerosol-generating system is provided, including: an aerosol-generating article including first and second support elements and a substrate element between the first and the second elements; and an aerosol-generating device including a receiving chamber to removably receive the article and having an inner surface and a center axis, along the center axis the inner surface includes first, second, and intermediate axial portions, the first and the second portions including first and second protrusions and contacting the first and the second elements, respectively, and retaining the article in the chamber, the first and the second protrusions extending in a direction towards the center axis beyond the intermediate portion, and the intermediate portion having a length of at least 20% of an overall length of the inner surface or of the chamber in the direction of the center axis and surrounding the substrate element when the article is received in the chamber.
A cartridge configured for use with an aerosol-generating device is provided, including a power supply, control circuitry, a detector including a light source and light sensor, and a cavity configured to receive the cartridge, the cartridge including: a container; an electrically operated heater; an aerosol forming chamber; and a taggant having an identifiable spectroscopic signature that the detector of the aerosol-generating device can use to distinguish the aerosol-generating article from other articles.
G01N 21/31 - Investigating relative effect of material at wavelengths characteristic of specific elements or molecules, e.g. atomic absorption spectrometry
H02J 7/00 - Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries
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RECEPTACLE ACCESSORY FOR FITTING ON A PACKAGE OF CONSUMER GOODS
A receptacle accessory for fitting on a package for consumer goods is provided, the package having a body portion and a lid portion hingedly attached to the body portion, the receptacle accessory including: a cap portion configured to receive and releasably retain the lid portion of the package by an interference fit, the cap portion including a front wall, a rear wall, and a lateral top wall connecting the front wall and the rear wall; and a compartment configured to receive and retain used consumer goods, the compartment being disposed on a face of the front wall facing away from the rear wall. There is also provided a system including a package for consumer goods having a body portion and a lid portion hingedly attached to the body portion along a hinge line, and the receptacle accessory.
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
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AEROSOL-GENERATING SYSTEM WITH IMPROVED AIR FLOW CONTROL
A cartridge for an aerosol-generating device is provided, the cartridge including: a cover defining an inlet opening, an outlet opening, and a chamber between the inlet opening and the outlet opening, the inlet opening and the outlet opening being located on opposite ends of the cover; an aerosol-forming substrate within the chamber of the housing; and a heater embedded in the housing, the heater being at least partially positioned within the aerosol-forming substrate in the chamber.
A heating assembly for heating an aerosol-forming substrate is provided, the heating assembly including: a heater including an electrically resistive heating element; and a heater mount coupled to the heater, the electrically resistive heating element including a first portion and a second portion configured such that, when an electrical current is passed through the electrically resistive heating element the first portion is heated to a higher temperature than the second portion as a result of the electrical current, and the heater mount surrounding the second portion of the electrically resistive heating element and being formed from a moulded polymeric material. An aerosol-generating device including a housing and the heating assembly is also provided. An aerosol-generating system including the aerosol-generating device is also provided.
H05B 3/06 - Heater elements structurally combined with coupling elements or with holders
H05B 3/18 - Heating elements characterised by the composition or nature of the materials or by the arrangement of the conductor the conductor being embedded in an insulating material
An aerosol-generating device for generating an aerosol from an aerosol-forming substrate is provided, the aerosol-generating device including an OLED display configured to display data indicative of a state of operation of the aerosol-generating device, the OLED display being controlled to display an outer illumination zone partially or wholly surrounding an inner illumination zone, and the OLED display being further controlled to: i) selectively display in one of the outer and the inner illumination zones to generate a predetermined first display conveying first information, and ii) selectively activate the other of the outer and the inner illumination zones to generate a predetermined second display conveying second information.
An aerosol-generating device is provided, including: a battery configured to supply power for heating, the battery including a cathode-anode, the cathode-anode including a cathode and an anode, the cathode and the anode being wound around a longitudinal direction to form a plurality of windings, at least one of the cathode and the anode being provided with at least two tabs, the at least two tabs being arranged in a distance from each other, and a number of the at least two tabs being less than a number of the windings. A method of operating an aerosol-generating device is also provided.
A mobile charger for an aerosol-generating device is provided, including: a cavity to receive the device; a charger power supply to recharge the device when the device is received in the cavity; and a cover to hold the device in the cavity when the device is received in the cavity, the cover being at least partly spherical, having an opening dimensioned such that the device fits through the opening, being rotatable between a first position and a second position, and the opening being aligned with a longitudinal axis of the cavity in the first position of the cover, and the device being held in the cavity when the device is received in the cavity and when the holder is in the second position.
An aerosol-generating device is provided, including: a housing including a housing part, in which a venting channel extends from a housing part outer opening to a housing part inner opening, and in which the venting channel extends in at least two different directions inside the housing part along an extension thereof from the housing part outer opening to the housing part inner opening. A method of manufacturing the aerosol-generating device is also provided. An aerosol-generating system including the aerosol-generating device and an aerosol-generating article is also provided.
An electronic vaporizer device is provided, including: a cartridge to hold a vaporizable substance, the cartridge including a base section, a side section coupled to the base section at a first end of the side section, an air outlet being defined at a second end of the side section, and the base section and the side section defining a fluid reservoir, and a susceptor element located within the cartridge; and an induction heating element inductively coupled to the susceptor element and not in contact with the susceptor element, the susceptor element including a first wire segment that includes a plurality of wire strands that are wound together in a helical formation and a second wire segment that includes a plurality of wire strands that are wound together in a helical formation, and the first wire segment and the second wire segment being wound together in a helical formation.
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 including a heating element to externally heat the substrate; and a power source to provide power to the heating system, the method including: controlling the power during heating of the substrate to form an aerosol for inhalation by a user to: increase a temperature of the heating element from an initial temperature to a first temperature, maintain the first temperature constant for a first time period, and adjust the temperature of the heating element to a second temperature for a second time period, the second time period being directly subsequent to the first time period, and the second time period being longer than the first time period.
A24D 1/20 - Cigarettes specially adapted for simulated smoking devices
A24F 40/20 - Devices using solid inhalable precursors
A24F 40/46 - Shape or structure of electric heating means
G05D 23/24 - Control of temperature characterised by the use of electric means with sensing elements having variation of electric or magnetic properties with change of temperature the sensing element having a resistance varying with temperature, e.g. thermistor
A cartridge for an aerosol-generating device is provided, including a tubular reservoir to hold a liquid aerosol-forming substrate; an inner sidewall of the tubular reservoir coaxially circumscribing a hollow inner channel; and a tubular movable sealing element within the channel and being axially movable therein from a first position to fluidly isolate the reservoir to a second position to fluidly connect the reservoir with the channel, a cross-section of an inner hollow channel of the element varying along an axial direction thereof, a diameter of the inner hollow channel of the element being reduced at a position along an axial direction thereof to between 0.4 and 1.0 mm, and inner walls of the element being convexly shaped such that a center portion of the inner hollow channel of the element has a reduced diameter with respect to proximal and distal end portions of the inner hollow channel.
An aerosol-generating device is provided, including: an inductive heating arrangement configured to heat an aerosol-forming substrate, the inductive heating arrangement including: a susceptor arrangement that is heatable by penetration with a varying magnetic field to heat the aerosol-forming substrate, at least a first inductor coil, and at least a second inductor coil; and a controller configured to drive the first inductor coil with a first alternating pulse width modulated signal for generating a first alternating magnetic field for heating a first portion of the susceptor arrangement, drive the second inductor coil with a second alternating pulse width modulated signal for generating a second alternating magnetic field for heating a second portion of the susceptor arrangement, and supply the first alternating pulse width modulated signal and the second alternating pulse width modulated signal with complementary duty cycles. An aerosol-generating system and a method of controlling the aerosol-generating device are also provided.
An aerosol-generating device for generating an aerosol from an aerosol-generating article is provided, including: a cavity to receive the article; a heater assembly to heat the article received in the cavity; and a power supply to supply power to the heater assembly and controlled by a controller operable in a low power mode in which aerosol is not generated and a high power mode in which aerosol can be generated, the controller controlling the power supply to operate in the low power mode initially, and, in the low power mode, measuring a parameter related to a rate of change of a temperature of the heater assembly or of the article received in the cavity, and the controller being further configured to switch from the low power mode to the high power mode only if the measured parameter satisfies a predetermined criterion.
G05D 23/24 - Control of temperature characterised by the use of electric means with sensing elements having variation of electric or magnetic properties with change of temperature the sensing element having a resistance varying with temperature, e.g. thermistor
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AEROSOL-GENERATING DEVICE COMPRISING SUSCEPTOR ARRANGEMENT WITH LIQUID RETAINING ELEMENT
An aerosol-generating device is provided, including: a susceptor arrangement including an inner airflow channel extending along a longitudinal center axis between a proximal end and a distal end of the susceptor arrangement, a tubular liquid-retaining element coaxially circumscribing at least a portion of the inner airflow channel, and an outer tubular susceptor element coaxially circumscribing the inner airflow channel and the tubular liquid-retaining element, at least a portion of a wall of the outer tubular susceptor element including a fluid-permeable material; and the device further including an air inlet in fluid connection with the inner airflow channel of the susceptor arrangement. An aerosol-generating system including the aerosol-generating device and a tubular cartridge is also provided.
There is described herein a plant cell having modulated expression or activity of a nicotinamidase enzyme, said plant cell comprising: (a) a polynucleotide sequence comprising, consisting or consisting essentially of a sequence encoding the nicotinamidase enzyme; or (b) a polypeptide encoded by the polynucleotide set forth in (a); wherein said plant cell comprises at least one modification which modulates the expression or activity of the polynucleotide or the polypeptide as compared to a control plant cell in which the expression or activity of the polynucleotide or polypeptide has not been modified. Furthermore, said poly nucleotide (a) of said plant cell comprises: (i) a polynucleotide comprising, consisting or consisting essentially of a sequence having at least 70% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO:1, SEQ ID NO:3, SEQ ID NO:5, SEQ ID NO:7, SEQ ID NO:9, SEQ ID NO:11, SEQ ID NO:13, SEQ ID NO:15, SEQ ID NO:17, SEQ ID NO:19 SEQ ID NO:24 or SEQ ID NO:26; and/or (ii) a construct, vector or expression vector comprising the isolated polynucleotide set forth in (i) or set forth in SEQ ID NO:21. Furthermore, wherein said polypeptide (b) of said plant cell comprises: a polypeptide encoded by the polynucleotide set forth above; and/or a polypeptide comprising, consisting or consisting essentially of a sequence having at least 90% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO:2, SEQ ID NO:4, SEQ ID NO:6, SEQ ID NO:8, SEQ ID NO:10, SEQ ID NO:12, SEQ ID NO:14, SEQ ID NO:16, SEQ ID NO:18, SEQ ID NO:20, SEQ ID NO:25 or SEQ ID NO:27.
The invention relates to a method for curling an open tubular end of an aerosol- or smoke-generating article. The method comprises providing a curling surface (16,20). The method comprises providing an aerosol- or smoke-generating article (30) comprising an open tubular end (36). The method comprises curling the open tubular end of the aerosol- or smoke-generating article by advancing the curling surface towards the aerosol- or smoke-generating article and, simultaneously, rotating the curling surface. The invention further relates to an aerosol- or smoke-generating article. The invention further relates to a curling head (10) for curling aerosol- or smoke-generating articles. The invention further relates to an apparatus for manufacturing aerosol- or smoke-generating articles.
An aerosol-generating device including a cavity configured to receive an aerosol-forming substrate is provided, the cavity having: a first end and an opposing second end, a length between the first end and the second end, and a cross-section perpendicular to the length, a perimeter of the cross-section of the cavity remaining substantially constant along the length of the cavity, and at least one of: a shape of the cross-section of the cavity varying along the length of the cavity, a surface area of the cross-section of the cavity varying along the length of the cavity, and a dimension of the cross-section of the cavity varying along the length of the cavity. An extractor for extracting an aerosol-forming substrate from the aerosol-generating device is also provided. An aerosol-generating system is also provided.
There is provided a testing apparatus for analysing an aerosol generated by an aerosol-generating system comprising an aerosol-forming substrate and a mouthpiece. The testing apparatus comprises an airflow channel that extends from a first channel opening that is configured to receive a mouthpiece of an aerosol-generating system. The testing apparatus further comprises a sensing assembly comprising an emitter configured to emit electromagnetic radiation into the airflow channel and a receiver configured to receive at least some of the electromagnetic radiation from the airflow channel. The testing apparatus further comprises a pump assembly that, in a first configuration of the testing apparatus, is configured to draw air through the airflow channel in a first direction such that an aerosol generated by the aerosol-generating system in use is drawn from the mouthpiece received in the first channel opening and through the airflow channel; and a controller configured to determine at least one characteristic of the aerosol drawn through the airflow channel based on signals received from the sensing assembly. There is also provided a method of analysing an aerosol using the testing apparatus and a method detecting a defect in an aerosol-generating system.
A modular gas delivery system for delivering gas to a plurality of non-human animals simultaneously is provided, the system including: an upstream module including a gas inlet; a downstream module including a gas outlet; and an intermediate module assembly including a first intermediate module including a first gas delivery outlet, and a second intermediate module including a second gas delivery outlet, in which the intermediate module assembly is engageable with and disengageable from the upstream module and the downstream module, in which the first intermediate module is engageable with and disengageable from the upstream module, in which the second intermediate module is engageable with and disengageable from the upstream module, in which the upstream module, the downstream module, and the intermediate module assembly are configured to be assembled into a first system configuration and a second system configuration, and in which the second system configuration is a parallel system configuration.
An aerosol-generating article for an aerosol-generating system is provided, the article including: a solid aerosol-generating substrate including nicotine, one or more cellulose-based agents, one or more aerosol formers, and one or more carboxylic acids that: (i) do not contain any non-carboxyl alkyl hydroxyl groups and do not contain any ketone groups, or (ii) have a pKa at 25° C. in water of less than or equal to 3.5, or (iii) do not contain any non-carboxyl alkyl hydroxyl groups, do not contain any ketone groups, and have a pKa at 25° C. in water of less than or equal to 3.5; and a susceptor in direct contact with the substrate, the substrate having a total cellulose-based agent content of at least 35 percent by weight, a total aerosol former content of greater than or equal to 45 percent by weight, and a total carboxylic acid content of at least 0.5 percent by weight.
An aerosol-generating device (3) comprises an axially extending heating chamber (15), an axially extending storage chamber (17), and a positioning mechanism (81). The storage chamber (17) is provided in coaxial arrangement with the heating chamber (15). The aerosol-generating device (3) is configured to receive an aerosol-generating article (5) in a consumption position. In the consumption position, an aerosol-generating section (9) of the aerosol-generating article (5) is at least partially arranged in the heating chamber (15). The aerosol-generating device (3) is configured to receive the aerosol-generating article (5) in a storage position. In the storage position, the aerosol-generating section (9) of the aerosol-generating article (5) is at least partially arranged in the storage chamber (17). The positioning mechanism (81) is configured to move the aerosol-generating article (5) form the storage position into the consumption position. The positioning mechanism (81) is configured to move the aerosol-generating article (5) from the consumption position into the storage position.
An electrically operable aerosol-generating system is provided, including: a charging device including a primary power source; and an elongated aerosol-generating device including a secondary power source, the charging device having a docking arrangement configured to engage with the aerosol-generating device, the docking arrangement including a docking space defined between a first end, and an opposing second end spaced from and fixed relative to the first end, the docking space accommodating a longitudinal dimension of the elongated aerosol-generating device, at least a portion of the aerosol-generating device remaining exposed when the aerosol-generating device is engaged with the charging device, the exposed portion extending beyond a peripheral boundary of the charging device, and the exposed portion of the aerosol-generating device being shaped to conform or correspond to a shape of a housing of the charging device.
An aerosol-generating system including a cartridge is provided, the cartridge including a liquid storage portion including a housing configured to hold a liquid aerosol-forming substrate, the housing having an opening; and a heater assembly including at least one heater element fixed to the housing and extending across an opening of the housing, wherein a width of the at least one heater element of the heater assembly is smaller than a width of the opening of the housing. The heater element may be spaced from a periphery of the opening, leading to more efficient heating and aerosol production.
H05B 3/34 - Heating elements having extended surface area substantially in a two-dimensional plane, e.g. plate-heater flexible, e.g. heating nets or webs
A24F 40/42 - Cartridges or containers for inhalable precursors
A61M 11/00 - Sprayers or atomisers specially adapted for therapeutic purposes
A61M 11/04 - Sprayers or atomisers specially adapted for therapeutic purposes operated by the vapour pressure of the liquid to be sprayed or atomised
A61M 15/06 - Inhaling appliances shaped like cigars, cigarettes or pipes
B32B 3/26 - Layered products comprising a layer with external or internal discontinuities or unevennesses, or a layer of non-planar shapeLayered products comprising a layer having particular features of form characterised by a particular shape of the outline of the cross-section of a continuous layerLayered products comprising a layer with external or internal discontinuities or unevennesses, or a layer of non-planar shapeLayered products comprising a layer having particular features of form characterised by a layer with cavities or internal voids
B32B 5/02 - Layered products characterised by the non-homogeneity or physical structure of a layer characterised by structural features of a layer comprising fibres or filaments
B32B 27/06 - Layered products essentially comprising synthetic resin as the main or only constituent of a layer next to another layer of a specific substance
B32B 27/12 - Layered products essentially comprising synthetic resin next to a fibrous or filamentary layer
B32B 27/28 - Layered products essentially comprising synthetic resin comprising copolymers of synthetic resins not wholly covered by any one of the following subgroups
G05D 23/24 - Control of temperature characterised by the use of electric means with sensing elements having variation of electric or magnetic properties with change of temperature the sensing element having a resistance varying with temperature, e.g. thermistor
H05B 3/14 - Heating elements characterised by the composition or nature of the materials or by the arrangement of the conductor characterised by the composition or nature of the conductive material the material being non-metallic
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AEROSOL-GENERATING SYSTEM WITH TAGGANT IDENTIFICATION
A method of controlling an aerosol-generating system is provided, the system including: an aerosol-generating article including a taggant having an identifiable spectroscopic signature and being excitable by light to emit a light emission, and an aerosol-generating device configured to engage with, and disengage from, the article, the device including: a light source to illuminate the article engaged with the device, and a light receiver to receive light emitted by the article engaged with device; and the method including: illuminating, by the light source, the article engaged with the device so as to excite the taggant to emit the light emission, ending the illuminating, by the light source, of the article, receiving, by the light receiver, the light emission after the light source ending the illuminating, and analysing the light emission received by the light receiver to determine a characteristic of the article.
A replaceable cartridge detachably connectable to an aerosol-generating device is provided, the cartridge including: a liquid storage portion to store a liquid agent and including a liquid outlet; and a capillary in fluid communication with the storage portion and the liquid outlet and having a cross-section and a longitudinal length, a surface of the cross-section remaining constant along at least a part of the longitudinal length, the storage portion including a first wall with a first inner surface and a second wall with a second inner surface, the capillary being formed between opposing first and second inner surfaces, the storage portion including an outer shell as the first wall and an inner shell as the second wall, the inner shell housed in the outer shell of the storage portion, the capillary located between the inner and the outer shell, and the liquid agent including at least one aerosol-former.
There is provided an aerosol-forming substrate comprising, on a dry weight basis: between 10 and 90 wt % carbon particles; between 7 and 60 wt % of an aerosol former; between 2 and 20 wt % of fibres; and between 2 and 10 wt % of a binder. Each of the carbon particles consists of one or more of graphite, expanded graphite, graphene, carbon nanotubes, charcoal, and diamond. There is also provided an aerosol-generating article comprising the aerosol-forming substrate and a method of forming the aerosol-forming substrate.
A24B 15/28 - Treatment of tobacco products or tobacco substitutes by chemical substances
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
A24F 40/46 - Shape or structure of electric heating means
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AEROSOL-GENERATING DEVICE HAVING TEMPERATURE-BASED CONTROL
An aerosol-generating device is provided, including: a cavity to receive an aerosol-forming substrate; an electrical heater to heat the substrate when received within the cavity; a rechargeable power supply to provide first and second experiences without intermediate recharge; and a controller to control power to the heater during first and second time periods, determine in the first time period whether the experience is the first or the second experience, and to determine a rate of increase in a heater temperature during the first time period by determining a time taken for the heater temperature to increase from a first to a second predetermined temperature during the first time period, and adjust the power during the second time period based on if the experience is the first or the second experience and based on the determined rate of increase in the heater temperature during the first time period.
An aerosol-generating device is provided, including: a housing; a cavity configured to receive an aerosol-generating article; an aperture at least partially defined by the housing and being positioned at an end of the cavity and configured for insertion of the aerosol-generating article into the cavity through the aperture; a cover element configured to move with respect to the housing between a closed position in which the cover element at least partially covers the aperture and an open position in which the aperture is at least partially uncovered; and a sensor arranged to provide an electrical signal indicative of the position of the cover element with respect to the aperture. An aerosol-generating system including the aerosol-generating device and an aerosol-generating article including an aerosol-forming substrate is also provided.
There is provided an aerosol-forming substrate for use in a heated aerosol-generating article, the aerosol-forming substrate comprising a co-laminated sheet comprising a layer of aerosol-forming material and a layer of carbon-based thermally conductive material.
There is disclosed a mutant, non-naturally occurring or transgenic Nicotiana plant leaf, part of the plant leaf and/or stem having reduced expression or activity of methyl putrescine oxidase (MPO)-S and MPO-T, wherein the MPO-S comprises, consists or consists essentially of: (i) a polynucleotide sequence comprising, consisting or consisting essentially of a sequence having at least 75% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 1; or (ii) a polypeptide encoded by the polynucleotide set forth in (i); or (iii) a polypeptide having at least 75% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 2; and wherein the MPO-T comprises, consists or consists essentially of: (iv) a polynucleotide sequence comprising, consisting or consisting essentially of a sequence having at least 75% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 3; or (v) a polypeptide encoded by the polynucleotide set forth in (iv); or (vi) a polypeptide having at least 75% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 4; and wherein the expression or activity of the MPO-S set forth in (i), (ii) or (iii), and the MPO-T set forth in (iv), (v) or (vi) are reduced as compared to a control plant.
A cartridge for an aerosol-generating system is provided, including a liquid storage portion including a housing configured to hold a liquid aerosol-forming substrate, the liquid storage portion including at least two parts in fluid communication with each other; a first part of the liquid storage portion including a heater assembly, a first capillary material, provided in contact with the heater assembly, and a second capillary material in contact with the first capillary material and spaced apart from the heater assembly by the first capillary material; and a second part of the liquid storage portion including a container configured to hold the liquid aerosol-forming substrate in a liquid form to supply the liquid to the second capillary material.
G05D 23/24 - Control of temperature characterised by the use of electric means with sensing elements having variation of electric or magnetic properties with change of temperature the sensing element having a resistance varying with temperature, e.g. thermistor
A24F 40/10 - Devices using liquid inhalable precursors
A24F 40/42 - Cartridges or containers for inhalable precursors
A24F 40/46 - Shape or structure of electric heating means
A61M 15/06 - Inhaling appliances shaped like cigars, cigarettes or pipes
A61M 16/00 - Devices for influencing the respiratory system of patients by gas treatment, e.g. ventilators Tracheal tubes
H05B 3/06 - Heater elements structurally combined with coupling elements or with holders
H05B 3/14 - Heating elements characterised by the composition or nature of the materials or by the arrangement of the conductor characterised by the composition or nature of the conductive material the material being non-metallic
H05B 3/16 - Heating elements characterised by the composition or nature of the materials or by the arrangement of the conductor the conductor being mounted on an insulating base
H05B 3/26 - Heating elements having extended surface area substantially in a two-dimensional plane, e.g. plate-heater non-flexible heating conductor mounted on insulating base
H05B 3/34 - Heating elements having extended surface area substantially in a two-dimensional plane, e.g. plate-heater flexible, e.g. heating nets or webs
An aerosol-generating device is provided, including: a heater element; a power source; and a controller, the controller being configured to compare a rate of change of a temperature of the heater element, or a rate of change of power supplied to the heater element, with a threshold level to detect a change in air flow past the heater element indicative of a user inhalation. An aerosol-generating system including the aerosol-generating device and an aerosol-forming substrate is also provided. A method for detecting a user inhalation through the aerosol-generating device is also provided.
A method of producing a liquid tobacco extract is provided, including: preparing a tobacco starting material including natural tobacco material; heating the tobacco starting material in a non-sealed extraction chamber at an extraction temperature of between 125° C. and 160° C. for between 90 minutes and 270 minutes to release gaseous volatile compounds from the tobacco starting material, the tobacco starting material not being in a liquid suspension during the heating step, a flow of inert gas being passed through the tobacco starting material during the heating in the extraction chamber, and the inert gas carrying the gaseous volatile compounds released from the tobacco starting material during heating away from the chamber; collecting the volatile compounds released and carried away from the tobacco starting material by the inert gas flow during the heating; and forming a liquid tobacco extract including the collected volatile compounds.
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
A three-piece modular aerosol-generating device, including: a mouthpiece including one first connection element at a distal end of the mouthpiece; a functional component including an air inlet and a cavity to receive a consumable; and a main body, the component being arranged between the mouthpiece and the main body and further including one second connection element at a proximal end and one first connection element arranged at a distal end, the main body including one second connection element arranged at a proximal end of the main body, the first and the second connection elements being connectable to each other and providing mechanical, electrical, and hermetic coupling, the first connection elements including an annular recess and the second connection elements including a tubular protrusion, or vice versa, the annular recess being to receive the tubular protrusion, and the annular recess and the tubular protrusion having matching shapes.
An aerosol-generating article is provided, including: a rod of aerosol-generating substrate; and a paper wrapper wrapped around at least a portion of the aerosol-generating article, the paper wrapper having a basis weight of from 60 grams per square metre to 100 grams per square metre, the paper wrapper including an inner surface and an outer surface; and a layer of adhesive disposed on the inner surface of the paper wrapper, the layer of adhesive covering at least 50 percent of an entire area of the inner surface of the paper wrapper. A method of producing an aerosol-generating article is also provided.
A method for charging a rechargeable lithium-ion battery in an aerosol-generating system is provided, the method including: initiating charging of the rechargeable lithium-ion battery; monitoring an electrical parameter indicative of a charging rate of the rechargeable lithium-ion battery; determining the charging rate of the rechargeable lithium-ion battery by monitoring a change of the electrical parameter over a given time period; and comparing the determined charging rate to a reference charging rate, the reference charging rate being defined by an expected change in the monitored electrical parameter; and if the charging rate deviates from the reference charging rate, inhibiting the rechargeable lithium-ion battery from being charged. A charge controller for an aerosol generating system is also provided. An aerosol-generating device is also provided. A charging case for an aerosol generating device is also provided.
A consumable for an aerosol-generating device is provided, the consumable including: a first planar substrate layer of aerosol-forming substrate; a second planar substrate layer of aerosol-forming substrate; and a planar porous layer allowing airflow through the planar porous layer in a planar extension direction of the planar porous layer, the planar porous layer having a resistance-to-draw of between 10 millimeters H2O and 65 millimeters H2O, the planar porous layer having a thickness of between 0.3 millimeter to 4.0 millimeters, and the planar porous layer being arranged between the first and the second planar substrate layers. An aerosol-generating system including the consumable and an aerosol-generating device is also provided.
An aerosol-generating device is provided, including: a cavity configured to receive an aerosol-forming substrate; an electrical heater to heat the substrate when received within the cavity; a power supply; and a controller to control a supply of power to the heater during a first time period and a subsequent second time period, determine an initial temperature of the heater, and to determine a rate of increase in temperature of the heater during the first time period 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 adjust the supply of power to the heater during the second time period based on the initial temperature of the heater and based on the determined rate of increase in temperature of the heater during the first time period.
An electrically operated smoking device configured to receive a smoking article, is provided, including: a housing defining a cavity to at least partially receive the smoking article; a sensing system configured to detect indicia on the smoking article, the sensing system positioned on a periphery of the cavity and including a light source and an image detector; and an opaque shield disposed between the light source and the image detector, the opaque shield being configured to prevent light from the light source directly entering the image detector, without first being reflected by the smoking article. A smoking system including the electrically operated smoking device and a smoking article is also provided.
G06K 7/10 - Methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers by electromagnetic radiation, e.g. optical sensingMethods or arrangements for sensing record carriers by corpuscular radiation
G06K 7/12 - Methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers by electromagnetic radiation, e.g. optical sensingMethods or arrangements for sensing record carriers by corpuscular radiation using a selected wavelength, e.g. to sense red marks and ignore blue marks
55.
APPARATUS FOR ATTACHING INTUBATED NON-HUMAN ANIMAL TO GAS DELIVERY SYSTEM
An apparatus for attaching an intubated non-human animal to a gas delivery system is provided, the apparatus including: a first component having a first end configured to attach to an outlet of a gas delivery system; a second component having a first end configured to intubate a non-human animal; and a hollow tubular component connecting the first component to the second component to form a gas flow path within the apparatus, the gas flow path extending from the first end of the first component to the first end of the second component, the hollow tubular component being movable between at least: a first position, in which the first end of first component has a first orientation relative to the first end of second component, and a second position, in which the first end of first component has a second orientation relative to the first end of second component.
An aerosol-generating article is provided, including: an aerosol-generating substrate including a hollow tubular substrate element having a multi-layered peripheral wall defining a longitudinal airflow channel, the peripheral wall being formed of a plurality of overlapping layers of homogenised tobacco material, the peripheral wall having a density of at least 200 milligrams per cubic centimetre, and the longitudinal airflow channel having a diameter of at least 3 millimetres; and a downstream section provided downstream of the aerosol-generating substrate.
An aerosol-generating article is provided, including: an aerosol-generating substrate including a hollow tubular substrate element having a peripheral wall defining a longitudinal airflow channel extending between an upstream end and a downstream end of the hollow tubular substrate element, the peripheral wall being formed of one or more layers of homogenised plant material; a sealing element at the upstream end of the hollow tubular substrate element, the sealing element being arranged to provide a substantially airtight seal at an upstream end of the longitudinal airflow channel; and a downstream section provided downstream of the aerosol-generating substrate.
The invention relates to a method for manufacturing a first ventilation zone in a first aerosol-generating article and a second ventilation zone in a second aerosol-generating article, comprising the method steps: A) providing a first aerosol-generating article, B) forming first perforations in the first aerosol-generating article, thereby creating a first ventilation zone, C) determining the first air infusion value for the first aerosol-generating article, the air infusion value being determined by the equation (Pin−Pout)·100%/Pin, wherein Pin is the air pressure applied at the first end face of the article and Pout is the air pressure detected at the second end face of the article, D) comparing said first air infusion value to a reference value, E) providing the second aerosol-generating article and forming second perforations in the second aerosol-generating article, thereby creating the second ventilation zone, wherein a size of the second perforations is adjusted based on the comparison between the determined first air infusion value and the reference value.
The invention relates to an aerosol-generating system comprising an aerosol-generating device (16) and a consumable (10) for the aerosol-generating device. The aerosol-generating device may comprise a cavity (18) for receiving the consumable and a first heating element (20, 22) arranged to at least partly heat the consumable when the consumable is received in the cavity. The aerosol-generating device may further comprise an airflow channel (14). The airflow channel may be arranged to direct air through the device and into the cavity. The consumable may comprise a tubular wall (12). The tubular wall may extend from a distal opening of the consumable to an opposite proximal opening of the consumable. The consumable may be arranged, when the consumable is received in the cavity, such that the air flowing into the cavity from the airflow channel flows into the distal opening of the consumable.
An oral nicotine product formed of a nicotine composition comprises a water soluble fibre matrix, a gum binder and a source of nicotine dispersed within the water soluble fibre matrix, wherein the oral nicotine product is in the form of a hollow tube (10) (20) defining a central 10 longitudinal channel (14)(24) extending between the ends of the hollow tube (10)(20) and having a diameter of at least 4 millimetres.
A24B 15/16 - Chemical features of tobacco products or tobacco substitutes of tobacco substitutes
A24B 15/18 - Treatment of tobacco products or tobacco substitutes
A24B 15/40 - Treatment of tobacco products or tobacco substitutes by chemical substances by organic substances containing a heterocyclic ring having only oxygen or sulfur as hetero-atoms
62.
AEROSOL-GENERATING ARTICLE WITH NOVEL AEROSOL-GENERATING SUBSTRATE
An aerosol-generating article including an aerosol-generating substrate is provided, the aerosol-generating substrate including a porous medium loaded with an aerosol-generating suspension of plant particles in a liquid solvent including one or more aerosol formers, the aerosol-generating suspension including at least 20 percent by weight of the plant particles and at least 30 percent by weight of the one or more aerosol formers. A method of producing an aerosol-generating substrate for the aerosol-generating article 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
A24F 40/465 - Shape or structure of electric heating means specially adapted for induction heating
63.
AEROSOL-GENERATING ARTICLE HAVING AN AIR CHANNELLING ELEMENT WITH INNER AND OUTER AIR PASSAGEWAYS
There is provided an aerosol-generating article for producing an inhalable aerosol upon heating. The aerosol-generating article comprises a rod of aerosol-generating substrate. The aerosol-generating article comprises an air channelling element abutting the rod of aerosol-generating substrate. The air channelling element comprises a body comprising a core portion and a peripheral portion. The core portion comprises one or more inner air passageways and the peripheral portion comprises one or more outer air passageways. A total cross-sectional area of the one or more outer air passageways is greater than a total cross-sectional area of the one or more inner air passageways. The aerosol-generating article further comprises a ventilation zone, which allows fluid ingress into the outer air passageway from the exterior of the article.
An aerosol-generating device is provided, including: an aerosol generator configured to generate an aerosol from an aerosol-forming substrate; a power supply; a first circuit board including a control circuit configured to control a supply of power from the power supply to the aerosol generator; and a second circuit board, the second circuit board at least partially overlying the first circuit board.
An aerosol-generating device configured to engage with and disengage from an aerosol-generating article, the aerosol-generating device including: an identifier including a light source to determine one or both of whether the article is engaged with the device and whether the article engaged with the device belongs to a first group of articles; a power supply configured to supply a current to the light source; a switch moveable between a closed position, in which the power supply is able to supply a current to the light source, and an open position, in which the power supply is unable to supply a current to the light source; and a chronometer coupled to the switch to move the switch from the closed to the open position if the current supplied or an indication of the current supplied exceeds a threshold for longer than a predetermined time period.
G04F 1/00 - Apparatus which can be set and started to measure-off predetermined or adjustably-fixed time intervals without driving mechanisms, e.g. egg timers
67.
AEROSOL-GENERATING ARTICLE WITH AN AEROSOL-GENERATING SUBSTRATE CIRCUMSCRIBED BY A HIGH-POROSITY ANNULAR PORTION
An aerosol-generating article is provided, including: an aerosol-generating rod extending from an upstream end to a downstream end; and a downstream section provided downstream of the aerosol-generating rod and abutting the downstream end of the aerosol-generating rod, the aerosol-generating rod including a substantially cylindrical core portion having a longitudinal axis and an annular portion surrounding and extending coaxially with the core portion, the annular portion being air permeable, such that an upstream end of the annular portion internal is in fluid communication with the downstream section, the core portion including an aerosol-generating substrate and having a cross-sectional porosity of from 0.10 to 0.45, a cross-sectional porosity of the annular portion being at least 120 percent of the cross-sectional porosity of the core portion, and a thickness of the annular portion being at least 0.5 millimetre. An aerosol-generating system including the aerosol-generating article and an aerosol-generating device is also provided.
A mouthpiece for an aerosol-generating device is provided, including: an airflow channel through the mouthpiece; an airflow control element to be movable from a first to a second position, block airflow through the channel in the first position and to allow airflow through the channel in the second position, and be movable from the first to the second positions via a first movement of the control element; and a locking element to be arranged in a third and a fourth position, block the first movement of the control element in the third position and to allow the first movement of the control element in the fourth position, and be movable from the third to the fourth positions via a second movement of the locking element, the second movement being a compression movement an outer sidewall of a housing in a flexible region of the mouthpiece.
A tool for cleaning an aerosol-generating device having a heating chamber. The tool includes a tool base and a cleaning head. The cleaning head extending from the tool base and configured to be received in the heating chamber of the aerosol-generating device. The cleaning head includes a body, a cavity within the body, a distal opening, and one or more scraping elements. The body extends from a proximal end to a distal end along a longitudinal axis of the cleaning tool. The distal end includes an end wall extending towards the longitudinal axis. The distal opening is formed in the end wall and exposes the cavity. The one or more scraping elements extend from the body are arranged proximate to the distal opening.
A hopper for rod-shaped articles having a longitudinal axis is provided, the hopper including: a plurality of guiding vanes defining adjacent guiding channels in between the guiding vanes, the adjacent guiding channels being configured to provide for guiding rod-shaped articles through the hopper in a transport direction transverse to the longitudinal axis of the articles, the adjacent guiding channels including substantially vertical inner walls formed by the guiding vanes and being open along at least a front side such that articles may extend out of the adjacent guiding channels and beyond guiding vane front surfaces; and a deflector arranged at a front surface of at least one guiding vane, the deflector being configured to remove a rod-shaped article from the hopper, the rod-shaped article extending across the front surface of the at least one guiding vane.
An aerosol-generating article is provided, including: a cavity; and one or more plant seeds capable of germinating and being arranged within the cavity, one or more ventilation holes being provided at a longitudinal position of the aerosol-generating article upstream of the cavity. An aerosol-generating system including the aerosol-generating article and an aerosol-generating device is also provided. A method for manufacturing an aerosol-generating article is also provided.
A mouthpiece for inhaling an aerosol is provided, the mouthpiece including: a housing including an airflow channel; and a flavor element configured to flavor the aerosol, the flavor element being in fluid communication with the airflow channel, the flavor element being mounted on an outer surface of the housing, the housing including a porous section including air inlets configured to allow ambient air to be drawn into the airflow channel, the flavor element covering the porous section, and the flavor element being further configured to be slidable over the porous section to regulate an airflow through the porous section. An aerosol-generating system including the mouthpiece and one or more of a cartridge containing an aerosol-forming substrate, an aerosol-generating device, or aerosol-generating article is also provided.
An aerosol-generating device for heating an aerosol-generating article is provided, the device including: a housing having an opening; a chamber within the housing to receive the article; a heater assembly within the housing to heat the chamber; a part at or proximate to the opening to move between a first position, in which the article is insertable into the chamber, and a second position, in which the part has reduced a size of the opening; and a controller coupled to the part to actuate the part to move between the first and the second positions, the part being configured to move from the first position to the second position in a first direction, and the controller being configured to move in a second direction to cause the part to move from the first position to the second position, the second direction being different from the first direction.
An aerosol-generating system is provided, including: an aerosol-generating device, including a housing including ventilation holes, a heating chamber defining a heating zone and being sized to receive at least a portion of an aerosol-forming substrate within the heating zone, an induction element disposed around, or adjacent to, the heating zone, a power supply, and a controller connected to the induction element and configured to provide an alternating electric current to the induction element to generate an alternating magnetic field within the heating zone, the induction element being configured to be controlled to sequentially provide a first alternating magnetic field having a first frequency for a first period of time followed by a second alternating magnetic field having a second frequency for a second period of time.
An aerosol-generating article is provided, including: a rod of aerosol-generating substrate; and a ventilation zone arranged downstream the rod, the ventilation zone being configured as a hollow tubular ventilation zone and including perforations, one or more of the perforations has a non-circular cross-section having an ovality of at least 1.5, the ovality being a ratio of a large diameter of a perforation divided by a small diameter of the perforation, a thickness of a peripheral wall of the ventilation zone being between 0.1 millimeter and 2.5 millimeters, the one or more perforations having a width of between 0.05 millimeter and 0.2 millimeter, and the one or more perforations having a length of between 0.25 millimeter and 1.0 millimeter. An aerosol-generating system including an aerosol-generating device having a cavity configured to receive the aerosol-generating article is also provided. A method for manufacturing the aerosol-generating article is also provided.
A consumer interfacing apparatus comprising: a retrieval assembly configured to retrieve used consumables from an external container, the external container configured to be placed in mechanical engagement with the consumer interfacing apparatus: a controller operably coupled to the retrieval assembly and configured to collect data regarding at least used consumables retrieved from the external container, wherein the external container or an owner of the external container is awarded with a recycling reward for used consumable retrieved from the container: and an apparatus recycling compartment for storing the used consumables retrieved from the container.
A cartridge for an aerosol-generating device is provided, including: a mouthpiece including a first fluid-permeable portion and a first air inlet; and a liquid storage portion including a reservoir to hold a liquid aerosol-forming substrate, a second fluid-permeable portion in fluid contact with the reservoir, and a second air inlet, the mouthpiece and the liquid storage portion being axially movable with respect to each other, a degree of contact between the first fluid-permeable portion and the second fluid-permeable portion being controllable by the axial movement between the mouthpiece and the liquid storage portion, the mouthpiece and the liquid storage portion being rotationally movable with respect to each other, and a degree of overlap between the first air inlet and the second air inlet being controllable by rotational movement between the mouthpiece and the liquid storage portion. An aerosol-generating system including the cartridge and an aerosol-generating device is also provided.
An aerosol-generating device is provided, including: a heating chamber; and a heat dissipation element arranged at least partly surrounding the heating chamber, the heat dissipation element being made from graphene. An aerosol-generating system including the aerosol-generating device and an aerosol-generating article including aerosol-forming substrate is also provided.
A method of quality testing an airflow path defined in a product is provided, the product including a plurality of component parts, each defining a portion of the airflow path, joined together to form the product, the method including steps of: pressurizing the airflow path to a predetermined pressure; measuring leakage from the pressurized airflow path for a predetermined period of time; determining a leakage rate over the predetermined period of time; and determining whether the leakage rate is greater than a permissible threshold leakage rate, the product being an aerosol-generating device or a heater assembly for an aerosol-generating device, and the method being performed at an elevated temperature compared to ambient temperature. A method of manufacturing a heater assembly for an aerosol-generating device is also provided.
G01M 3/28 - Investigating fluid tightness of structures by using fluid or vacuum by measuring rate of loss or gain of fluid, e.g. by pressure-responsive devices, by flow detectors for pipes, cables, or tubesInvestigating fluid tightness of structures by using fluid or vacuum by measuring rate of loss or gain of fluid, e.g. by pressure-responsive devices, by flow detectors for pipe joints or sealsInvestigating fluid tightness of structures by using fluid or vacuum by measuring rate of loss or gain of fluid, e.g. by pressure-responsive devices, by flow detectors for valves
83.
AEROSOL-GENERATING ARTICLE COMPRISING WRAPPING PAPER WITH SECTIONS PROTRUDING IN UPSTREAM DIRECTION
An aerosol-generating article is provided, including: a downstream section, an upstream section, and a downstream wrapping paper wrapped around the downstream section, the downstream wrapping paper including protruding sections, the protruding sections protruding in an upstream direction of the aerosol-generating article. An aerosol-generating system including the aerosol-generating article and an aerosol-generating device including a cavity is also provided.
An aerosol-generating article for producing an aerosol upon heating is provided, the article including: a rod of aerosol-generating substrate including an aerosol former, the substrate having an aerosol former content of greater than 10 percent on a dry weight basis; a hollow tubular support element positioned immediately downstream of the rod; and an aerosol-cooling element downstream of the hollow tubular support element, the aerosol-cooling element extending all the way to a downstream end of the article and including a hollow tubular segment arranged immediately downstream of the hollow tubular support element and having a transverse wall at a location between upstream and downstream ends thereof, such that the hollow tubular segment defines a first cavity upstream of the transverse wall and a second cavity downstream of the transverse wall, and the transverse wall including one or more openings establishing a fluid communication between the first and the second cavities.
An aerosol-generating article is provided, including: an aerosol-generating substrate; a downstream section disposed downstream of the aerosol-generating substrate; and a taggant disposed on the downstream section, an upstream end of the taggant being at least 0.5 millimetre from a downstream end of the aerosol-generating substrate, the taggant being a chemical or physical marker added to a component, a presence of which may be detected by a suitable detector configured to enable the component to be identified, the downstream section further including a wrapper, the taggant being disposed on the wrapper, and the upstream end of the taggant being aligned with an upstream end of the wrapper. An aerosol-generating system including the aerosol-generating article and an aerosol-generating device is also provided.
The invention relates to an aerosol-generating article for use with an aerosol-generating device. The article comprises a susceptor element (32) comprising a hollow tubular proximal region (34) and a closed distal end (36). The article comprises a hollow tubular wick element (42) coaxially circumscribing at least a portion of the hollow tubular proximal region of the susceptor element. The invention further relates to an aerosol-generating system.
The invention relates to a method for manufacturing a heating assembly for an aerosol-generating device, the method comprising the steps of: providing a first substrate layer, the first substrate layer being an electrically isolating substrate layer, arranging a heating element on the first substrate layer, thereby forming a heating layer, providing a second substrate layer, the second substrate layer being an electrically isolating substrate layer, arranging electrical contacts of a temperature sensor on the second substrate layer, thereby forming a temperature sensor layer, arranging the temperature sensor layer on the heating layer.
An aerosol-generating device is provided, including: an air inlet; a cavity configured to receive at least part of an aerosol-generating article; and an airflow channel defining an airflow pathway extending between the air inlet and the cavity, the airflow channel including a first airflow channel portion and a second airflow channel portion, a cross-sectional area of the airflow pathway in the first airflow channel portion being less than a cross-sectional area of the airflow pathway in the second airflow channel portion such that the aerosol-generating device is configured to restrict airflow in first airflow channel portion, and a resistance-to-draw through the airflow channel being between 25 millimetres of water gauge and 70 millimetres of water gauge. An aerosol-generating system including the aerosol-generating device and an aerosol-generating article is also provided.
A heating assembly for an aerosol-generating device, the heating assembly including: a first substrate layer, the first substrate layer being an electrically isolating substrate layer; a heating element arranged on the first substrate layer; a second substrate layer, the second substrate layer being an electrically isolating substrate layer and being arranged covering the heating element and the first substrate layer; a temperature sensor arranged on the second substrate layer; and a third substrate layer, the third substrate layer being an electrically isolating substrate layer and being arranged at least partly covering the temperature sensor and covering the second substrate layer, and all three of the first substrate layer, the second substrate layer, and the third substrate layer including a side extension at a short edge of the respective substrate layer. An aerosol-generating device including the heating assembly, and a method for manufacturing the heating assembly are also provided.
An aerosol-generating device for an aerosol-generating article including an aerosol-forming substrate is provided, the aerosol-generating device including: a housing including a cavity and an aerosol outlet, the cavity to receive the aerosol-generating article; a heating assembly configured to heat the aerosol-forming substrate of the aerosol-generating article received in the cavity to generate an aerosol; an air flow path extending within the aerosol-generating device downstream from the cavity to the aerosol outlet and being configured to convey an air flow entrained with aerosol; and an ejector coupled to the housing and being configured to urge the aerosol-generating article received in the cavity out from the cavity, the ejector defining at least part of the air flow path and being further configured to modify the air flow entrained with aerosol along the air flow path. An aerosol delivery system including the aerosol-generating device and an aerosol-generating article is also provided.
An electrically operated aerosol-generating system is provided, including a heating element to heat an aerosol-forming substrate; a power supply to supply power to the heating element; a temperature sensor to sense a temperature at the heating element; electric circuitry in communication with the heating element, the temperature sensor, and the power supply, the circuitry to regulate the supply of power based on a measured temperature, determine an adverse condition when a rate of change of power supplied required to reach or maintain a predetermined temperature falls outside a predefined range stored in the memory, and control power supplied based on whether there is an adverse condition or provide an indication when there is an adverse condition; a device and a removable cartridge, the power supply and the circuitry being in the device and the heating element being in the removable cartridge, and the cartridge including a liquid aerosol-forming substrate.
An oral nicotine product is provided, including: a first electrode area and a second electrode area; an ingestible battery configured to provide a current to the first and the second electrode areas; and a flavor material containing nicotine. A system configured for providing an oral nicotine flavor with variable taste perception to a user is also provided, the system including: the oral nicotine product; and an external device configured to remotely control the oral nicotine product.
An aerosol-generating system is provided, including: a storage compartment containing an aerosol-forming substrate; a retention material configured to retain the substrate; an aerosol-generating element proximate to the retention material; an aerosol-forming substrate flow path defined between the compartment and the retention material, the flow path including first and second internal diameters, the second diameter being greater than the first; a ferromagnetic body positioned in the flow path; and an electromagnet configured to move the body between the first and the second positions upon an application of power to the electromagnet, in which in the first position the body restricts flow of the substrate to the retention material to a greater degree than in the second position, and in which in the first position the body is aligned with the first diameter and in the second position the body is aligned with the second diameter.
A cartridge assembly for an aerosol-generating device is provided, including: an airflow channel; a first tubular liquid storage portion including a first inner tubular core element extending along a longitudinal axis of the first tubular liquid storage portion; and a second tubular liquid storage portion including a second inner tubular core element extending along a longitudinal axis of the second tubular liquid storage portion, the first tubular liquid storage portion being arranged upstream of the second tubular liquid storage portion, and he airflow channel being spaciously circumscribed by the first and the second tubular liquid storage portions. An aerosol-generating system including the cartridge assembly and an aerosol-generating device is also provided. A method for manufacturing the cartridge assembly for an aerosol-generating device is also provided.
A heating assembly for an aerosol-generating device is provided, the heating assembly including: a first substrate layer being an electrically isolating substrate layer; a heating element arranged on the first substrate layer; a second substrate layer being an electrically isolating substrate layer and arranged covering the heating element and the first substrate layer; a temperature sensor arranged on the second substrate layer; and a third substrate layer being an electrically isolating substrate layer and arranged at least partly covering the temperature sensor and the second substrate layer, and one or more of: a first adhesive layer disposed between the first substrate layer and the heating element, a second adhesive layer disposed between the heating element and the second substrate layer, a third adhesive layer disposed between the second adhesive layer and the temperature sensor, and a fourth adhesive layer disposed between the temperature sensor and the third substrate layer.
The invention relates to a cartridge for an aerosol-generating device. The cartridge comprises a distal region comprising a liquid storage portion for holding a liquid aerosol-forming substrate, a proximal region comprising a hollow tubular susceptor element, and a wick element comprising a distal part and a proximal part. At least a portion of the distal part of the wick element extends into the liquid storage portion. At least a portion of the proximal part of the wick element is coaxially circumscribed by the susceptor element. The invention further relates to an aerosol-generating system.
An aerosol-generating device is provided, including: a housing having an outer surface, an inner surface, and a through-hole connecting the outer surface and the inner surface; a button at least partially arranged in the through-hole, the button being configured to be pressed in a pressing direction; a switch; an actuator, in which pressing the button in the pressing direction operates the switch via the actuator; and at least one guide pin extending into a corresponding at least one guide hole in the actuator, the actuator being configured to carry out a tilting motion when the button is pressed in the pressing direction. A method for actuating a switch of an aerosol-generating device is also provided.
A24F 40/60 - Devices with integrated user interfaces
H01H 13/02 - Switches having rectilinearly-movable operating part or parts adapted for pushing or pulling in one direction only, e.g. push-button switch Details
H01H 13/06 - Dustproof, splashproof, drip-proof, waterproof, or flameproof casings
98.
AEROSOL-GENERATING DEVICE WITH AMBIENT AIR ADAPTION
An aerosol-generating device is provided, including: an air inlet configured to allow ambient air to enter the aerosol-generating device; an airflow channel fluidly connected with the air inlet; a filter element arranged in the airflow channel adjacent the air inlet and configured to filter the ambient air entering the aerosol-generating device; and a heating element arranged at the airflow channel adjacent the air inlet and configured to heat the ambient air entering the aerosol-generating device, the heating element being further configured to heat the ambient air entering the aerosol-generating device to a temperature of between 15° C. and 35° C.
F24H 3/04 - Air heaters with forced circulation the air being in direct contact with the heating medium, e.g. electric heating element
F24H 15/204 - Temperature of the air before heating
F24H 15/25 - Temperature of the heat-generating means in the heater
H05B 3/16 - Heating elements characterised by the composition or nature of the materials or by the arrangement of the conductor the conductor being mounted on an insulating base
99.
AEROSOL-GENERATING SYSTEM HAVING A HEATER ASSEMBLY AND A CARTRIDGE FOR AN AEROSOL-GENERATING SYSTEM HAVING A FLUID PERMEABLE HEATER ASSEMBLY
A cartridge for an electrically operated aerosol-generating system is provided, the cartridge including: a liquid storage portion including a housing holding a liquid aerosol-forming substrate, the housing having an opening; and a fluid-permeable heater assembly including at least one filament, the fluid-permeable heater assembly being fixed to the housing and extending across the opening of the housing. An aerosol-generating system including a main component and the cartridge is also provided. A method of manufacturing a cartridge for an electrically operated aerosol-generating system is also provided.
A61M 11/00 - Sprayers or atomisers specially adapted for therapeutic purposes
A61M 11/04 - Sprayers or atomisers specially adapted for therapeutic purposes operated by the vapour pressure of the liquid to be sprayed or atomised
A61M 15/06 - Inhaling appliances shaped like cigars, cigarettes or pipes
B32B 3/26 - Layered products comprising a layer with external or internal discontinuities or unevennesses, or a layer of non-planar shapeLayered products comprising a layer having particular features of form characterised by a particular shape of the outline of the cross-section of a continuous layerLayered products comprising a layer with external or internal discontinuities or unevennesses, or a layer of non-planar shapeLayered products comprising a layer having particular features of form characterised by a layer with cavities or internal voids
B32B 5/02 - Layered products characterised by the non-homogeneity or physical structure of a layer characterised by structural features of a layer comprising fibres or filaments
B32B 27/06 - Layered products essentially comprising synthetic resin as the main or only constituent of a layer next to another layer of a specific substance
B32B 27/12 - Layered products essentially comprising synthetic resin next to a fibrous or filamentary layer
B32B 27/28 - Layered products essentially comprising synthetic resin comprising copolymers of synthetic resins not wholly covered by any one of the following subgroups
H05B 3/14 - Heating elements characterised by the composition or nature of the materials or by the arrangement of the conductor characterised by the composition or nature of the conductive material the material being non-metallic
H05B 3/34 - Heating elements having extended surface area substantially in a two-dimensional plane, e.g. plate-heater flexible, e.g. heating nets or webs
100.
INDUCTIVELY HEATED AEROSOL-GENERATING DEVICE WITH CONSUMABLE EJECTION
An aerosol-generating device is provided, including: an induction heater including a first planar susceptor and a second planar susceptor; and a mouthpiece including an extension-and-retraction element, the first and the second planar susceptors being arranged in the mouthpiece, the first planar susceptor being arranged distanced and parallel to the second planar susceptor for holding a planar consumable between the first and the second planar susceptors, and the extension-and-retraction element being configured to at least partly retract the first and the second planar susceptors into the mouthpiece into a retracted position for ejecting the consumable. An aerosol-generating system including the aerosol-generating device according and a consumable including an aerosol-forming substrate is also provided. A method for ejecting a planar consumable from the aerosol-generating system is also provided.
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