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Utility
Aerosol-generating devices incorporating an intertwined wick and heating element
18 Jul 23
An aerosol-generating system is provided, including a heating element including a plurality of wires that are twisted together; and a capillary body, the capillary body being wound around the heating element.
Frederic Buehler, Rui Batista
Filed: 14 Nov 19
Utility
Display for an Aerosol-generating Device
13 Jul 23
A display is provided for an aerosol-generating device, the display including: a notification window; and a nano-photonic material extending over a front surface of the notification window, the nano-photonic material being configured to, in response to a light wave comprising at least one predetermined wavelength backlighting the notification window and being incident on the nano-photonic material, increase an amplitude of the at least one predetermined wavelength and emit therefrom a light wave comprising the at least one predetermined wavelength with the increased amplitude.
Ricardo CALI, Toney Moses RAJAN, Serge LOPEZ
Filed: 24 Jun 21
Utility
Fast Disintegrating Cannabinoid Tablets
13 Jul 23
The present invention relates in a first aspect to a fast disintegrating cannabinoid tablet, the tablet comprising a sugar alcohol composition comprising one or more sugar alcohol particles in an amount of at least 20% by weight of the tablet, a cannabinoid composition comprising one or more cannabinoids, and a disintegrant composition comprising one or more disintegrants operable to disintegrate the tablet within a period of 2 minutes or less in contact with oral saliva.
Heidi Ziegler Bruun, Dorthe Schackinger Boesen, Bruno Provstgaard Nielsen
Filed: 27 Feb 23
Design
Charger for electrically charging an aerosol generating device
11 Jul 23
Jeffrey Tung
Filed: 28 Sep 21
Utility
Non-tobacco Oral Nicotine Pouch Composition
6 Jul 23
A non-tobacco oral nicotine pouch composition is provided, including water in an amount of at least 15% by weight of the pouch composition; nicotine; and at least one sugar alcohol, the pouch composition being free of humectants consisting of alginate, propylene glycol, hydroxypropyl cellulose, and glycerol.
Heidi Ziegler BRUUN, Bine Hare JAKOBSEN, My Ly Lao STAHL
Filed: 16 Nov 20
Utility
Aerosol-generating Device with Sliding Contacts for Induction Coil
6 Jul 23
An aerosol-generating device is provided, including: a heating arrangement including an induction coil, a first sliding arrangement including a first contact, the first sliding arrangement being arranged adjacent to the induction coil of the heating arrangement and being configured to slide parallel to a longitudinal axis of the induction coil, and the first contact being mounted on the first sliding arrangement and being arranged to contact the induction coil; and a second sliding arrangement including a second contact, the second sliding arrangement being arranged adjacent to the induction coil of the heating arrangement and being configured to slide parallel to a longitudinal axis of the induction coil, and the second contact being mounted on the second sliding arrangement and being arranged to contact the induction coil, in which alternating current is supplied to the induction coil between the first contact and the second contact.
Rui Nuno BATISTA, Ricardo CALI, Toney Moses RAJAN, Alexandra SEREDA
Filed: 7 May 21
Utility
Susceptor Assembly Comprising One or More Composite Susceptor Particles
6 Jul 23
A susceptor assembly is provided for inductively heating an aerosol-forming substrate under an influence of an alternating magnetic field, the susceptor assembly including: one or more composite susceptor particles, each one of the one or more composite susceptor particles including a particle core and a particle shell entirely encapsulating the particle core, in which the particle core includes or is made of a ferromagnetic or ferrimagnetic core material having a relative magnetic permeability of at least 200 for frequencies up to 10 kHz at a temperature of 20 degrees Celsius, and in which the particle shell includes or is made of an electrically conductive shell material.
Oleg MIRONOV
Filed: 3 Jun 21
Utility
Aerosol-generating Device for Generating an Aerosol by Inductive Heating of an Aerosol-forming Substrate
6 Jul 23
An aerosol-generating device for generating an aerosol by inductive heating of an aerosol-forming substrate is provided, the device including: a device housing including a cavity to removably receive the substrate; an inductive heating arrangement including an induction coil to generate a varying magnetic field within the cavity and being arranged around at least a portion of the cavity; and a flux concentrator arranged around at least a portion of the coil and being configured to distort the field of the arrangement towards the cavity, the flux concentrator including a multi-layer flux concentrator foil having a magnetic layer laminated with at least a first support layer, the magnetic layer including a plurality of separated fragments of a soft magnetic alloy and being arranged in a pattern including a plurality of crack centers, and a plurality of cracks spread radially outwards from each crack center in a web-shaped pattern.
Oleg FURSA, Andreas Michael ROSSOLL, Enrico STURA, Stefan WEBER
Filed: 10 Jun 21
Utility
Aerosol-generating Article Comprising a Liquid Reservoir and a Transferrable Sealing Member
6 Jul 23
An aerosol-generating article is provided for an aerosol-generating device, the aerosol-generating article including: a liquid reservoir including a reservoir outlet and being configured to store an aerosol-forming liquid; a sealing member reversibly transferrable between an open configuration and a closed configuration so as to open or sealingly close the reservoir outlet, respectively; and an actuator member operatively coupled to the sealing member and being configured to transfer the sealing member at least from the closed configuration into the open configuration, in which the actuator member is a thermally driven actuator member comprising a bi-metal, and in which the sealing member is displaceable or deformable between the closed configuration and the open configuration.
Jerome Christian COURBAT, Oleg MIRONOV, Ozgur OZSUN
Filed: 12 May 21
Utility
Aerosol-generating Device Providing Haptic Feedback of Progress Through a Usage Session
6 Jul 23
An aerosol-generating device is provided for generating an aerosol during a usage session progressing through sequential phases between a usage session start and stop, the device including: a timer; a haptic output device; a controller; and an accelerometer, the controller controlling progress of the session through the phases in response to timing signals from the timer and to signals representative of a monitored user interaction parameter, the accelerometer detecting movement of the device associated with a predetermined gesture and to send a signal to the controller, the signal provided by the accelerometer being analysed to determine if the detected gesture indicates a usage session progress query and, if so, the controller determines a current phase of the session and sends a signal to the haptic output device to emit an indication of the progress of the session
Valerio OLIANA
Filed: 30 Jun 21
Utility
an Apparatus and a Method for Manufacturing a Pouched Product for Oral Use and a Pouched Product for Oral Use
6 Jul 23
The present invention relates to an apparatus (1) and a method for manufacturing a pouched product (201) for oral use.
Fred Skeberg
Filed: 17 Jun 21
Utility
Reconfigurable wrapping mechanism
4 Jul 23
A reconfigurable wrapping mechanism (100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600) for forming a substantially cylindrical wrapped element by wrapping a core (160, 560) within a web material, comprising: a reconfigurable garniture bed (110, 210, 310, 410) having an elongate formation channel (212) that has an elongate open side; a conveying belt (120, 220, 320, 420, 520) extending along the length of the elongate formation channel (212) for entraining the web material; a drive mechanism for driving the conveying belt (120, 220, 320, 420, 520) along the length of the elongate formation channel (212).
Mauro Sirani Fornasini
Filed: 31 Jul 19
Utility
Retractable heat source for aerosol generating article
4 Jul 23
An aerosol generating article (100) includes a retractable heat source (130).
Frédéric Lavanchy, Alexandre Malgat, Ali Murat Saygili
Filed: 13 Dec 16
Utility
a Method, a Sensing Module and a Kit to Detect a Chemical Substance In an Environment
29 Jun 23
The present invention relates to A method to detect a specific chemical substance in an environment, the method comprising:—providing a sensing layer adapted to sense the specific chemical substance;—providing a substrate layer, the substrate layer comprising a single-use wireless transmitter;—attaching the sensing layer to the substrate layer so as to form a sensing module;—detecting the amount of the specific chemical substance in the environment by means of the sensing layer;—if the amount of the specific chemical substance is above or below a first threshold, sending data representative of the sensed specific chemical substance to a receiving device using the wireless transmitter.
Rui Nuno BATISTA, Ricardo CALI, Tobias LIPP
Filed: 15 Apr 21
Utility
a Packaging Material and a Pouched Product for Oral Use
29 Jun 23
The present invention relates to a packaging material for use in a pouched product for oral use in order to enclose a filling material.
Andreas Elfstrand, Cristian Bodin
Filed: 25 May 21
Utility
Aerosol-generating Article and Method for Manufacturing Such Aerosol-generating Article; Aerosol-generating Device and System
29 Jun 23
An aerosol-generating article has a longitudinal extension and includes aerosol-generating substrate extending along the longitudinal extension and susceptor material extending along the longitudinal extension.
Noelia ROJO-CALDERON, Rui Nuno BATISTA
Filed: 6 Mar 23
Utility
Modulating Sugar and Amino Acid Content In a Plant (SULTR3)
29 Jun 23
There is described herein a plant cell (i) a polynucleotide comprising, consisting or consisting essentially of a sequence having at least 60% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 1 (NtSULTR3;1A-S), SEQ ID NO: 3 (NtSULTR3;1A-T), SEQ ID NO: 5 (NtSULTR3;1B-S), SEQ ID NO: 7 (NtSULTR3;1B-T), SEQ ID NO: 15 (NtSULTR3;3-T), SEQ ID NO: 17 (NtSULTR3;4A-S), SEQ ID NO: 19 (NtSULTR3;4A-T) or SEQ ID NO: 23 (NtSULTR3;4B-T); (ii) a polypeptide encoded by the polynucleotide set forth in (i); (iii) a polypeptide comprising, consisting or consisting essentially of a sequence having at least 87% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 2 (NtSULTR3;1A-S) or at least 87% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 4 (NtSULTR3;1A-T) or at least 87% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 6 (NtSULTR3;1B-S), or at least 88% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 8 (NtSULTR3;1B-T), or at least 70% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 16 (NtSULTR3;3-T), or at least 84% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 18 (NtSULTR3;4A-S) or at least 79% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 20 (NtSULTR3;4A-T); or at least 87% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 24 (NtSULTR3;4B-T); or (iv) a construct, vector or expression vector comprising the isolated polynucleotide set forth in (i), wherein said plant cell comprises at least one modification which modulates (a) the expression or activity of the polynucleotide or (b) the expression or activity of the polynucleotide the polypeptide, as compared to a control plant cell in which the expression or activity of the polynucleotide or polypeptide has not been modified.
Lucien Bovet
Filed: 28 Sep 20
Utility
Aerosol-generating System Comprising a Mesh Susceptor
29 Jun 23
A cartridge is provided for an aerosol-generating system, the aerosol-generating system including an aerosol-generating device, the cartridge configured to be used with the 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 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, and a mouthpiece portion having an outlet through which aerosol generated by the system can be drawn into a user's mouth.
Oleg MIRONOV, Michel THORENS, Ihar Nikolaevich ZINOVIK
Filed: 6 Mar 23
Utility
Drum Conveyor and Method to Rotate Rod-shaped Articles
29 Jun 23
The invention relates to a drum conveyor defining a drum rotational axis and an outer peripheral surface, the drum conveyor comprising: o a first seat and a second seat, each of the first seat and second seat being adapted to transport a rod-shaped article, the first seat and the second seat being located at the outer peripheral surface of the drum conveyor; o a first shaft and a second shaft, wherein the first shaft defines a first shaft longitudinal axis and the second shaft defines a second shaft longitudinal axis, the first shaft longitudinal axis and the second shaft longitudinal axis being substantially perpendicular to the drum rotational axis, the first seat being attached to the first shaft and the second seat being attached to the second shaft, so that a rotation of the first shaft around the first shaft longitudinal axis and of the second shaft around the second shaft longitudinal axis cause the first seat and the second seat to rotate; o a pusher coupled with the first shaft and the second shaft by mechanical coupling, the pusher being adapted to linearly move along a pusher direction and engage with the first shaft and second shaft while moving; o an actuator adapted to move the pusher along the pusher direction while the drum conveyor rotates around the drum rotational axis so as to rotate the first shaft and the second shaft and the attached first seat and second seat at the same time.
Bartosz Cieslikowski, Andrzej Lisowski
Filed: 25 May 21
Utility
Vaporizer Device
29 Jun 23
A vaporizer device is provided, including: a cartridge including a reservoir, the reservoir being configured to hold a vaporizable substance; a wick element located within the cartridge and including a susceptor material in a form of a tube, the wick element being configured to contact the vaporizable substance located in the cartridge; and an induction heating element, disposed around at least a portion of the cartridge, the wick element being at least partially surrounded by the induction heating element, and the wick element being further configured to heat the vaporizable substance based on induction heating of the wick element by the induction heating element.
Andrew L. BLELOCH, Neeraj S. BHARDWAJ, Gabriel BROWN
Filed: 28 Feb 23