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Utility
Aerosol-generating Article with Upstream Section, Hollow Tubular Element and Ventilation
23 Nov 23
An aerosol-generating article is provided, including: a rod of aerosol-generating substrate having a length of between 8 mm and 16 mm; an upstream element provided upstream of the rod of aerosol-generating substrate, the upstream element having an external diameter of between 6 mm and 8 mm; a hollow tubular element provided downstream of the rod of aerosol-generating substrate, an internal volume defined by the hollow tubular element being at least 300 cubic millimetres; and a ventilation zone configured to provide ventilation into the aerosol-generating article, the ventilation zone being located between 12 mm and 20 mm upstream from a downstream end of the aerosol-generating article.
Yves JORDIL, Jerome UTHURRY
Filed: 26 Aug 21
Utility
Method of Inspection of Rod Shaped Articles
23 Nov 23
The invention relates to a method of inspection of rod-shaped articles, the method comprising: —providing a first drum having a plurality of seats; —providing at least one seat of the plurality of seats of the first drum with an inductive sensor comprising a coil; —providing the at least one seat of the plurality of seats of the first drum with a rod-shaped article including a first susceptor, the first susceptor comprising a conductive material; —inserting the rod-shaped article in the coil of the inductive sensor; —detecting a maximum value or a minimum value of a parameter function of the impedance of the coil during the insertion of the rod-shaped article; —discarding the rod-shaped article on the basis of the maximum value or the minimum value of the parameter function of the impedance.
Eugenio Navacchia, Ivano Montoleone
Filed: 20 Oct 21
Utility
Aerosol-generating Article with Upstream Section, Hollow Tubular Element and Mouthpiece Element
23 Nov 23
An aerosol-generating article is provided, including: a rod of aerosol-generating substrate having a length of between 8 mm and 16 mm; an upstream element provided upstream of the rod, the upstream element having an external diameter of between 6 mm and 8 mm; a mouthpiece element provided downstream of the rod; and a hollow tubular element provided between the rod and the mouthpiece element, an internal volume defined by the hollow tubular element being at least 300 cubic millimetres, and a combined length of the hollow tubular element and the mouthpiece element being between 24 mm and 32 mm.
Yves JORDIL, Jerome UTHURRY
Filed: 26 Aug 21
Utility
Aerosol-generating Article Having a Ventilated Cavity and an Upstream Element
23 Nov 23
An aerosol-generating article is provided, including: a rod of aerosol-generating substrate; a downstream section provided downstream of the rod of aerosol-generating substrate, the downstream section including at least one hollow tubular element abutting a downstream end of the rod of aerosol-generating substrate; an upstream element provided upstream of the rod of aerosol-generating substrate and abutting an upstream end of the rod of aerosol-generating substrate, an upstream end of the upstream element defining an upstream end of the aerosol-generating article, the upstream element having a length from 3 millimetres to 7 millimetres; and a ventilation zone at a location along the hollow tubular element, the ventilation zone configured to enable ingress of ambient air into a lumen of the hollow tubular element, and a distance between the ventilation zone and the upstream end of the upstream element being from 26 millimetres to 33 millimetres.
Jerome UTHURRY
Filed: 26 Aug 21
Utility
Aerosol-generating Article with Low Density Substrate
23 Nov 23
An aerosol-generating article is provided, including: an aerosol-generating substrate; a downstream section extending from a downstream end of the aerosol-generating substrate to a downstream end of the aerosol-generating article; and an upstream section upstream of the aerosol-generating substrate, the upstream section having a resistance-to-draw from about 10 millimetres H2O to about 70 millimetres H2O, the aerosol-generating substrate having a density of no more than 0.5 grams per cubic centimetre, and a ratio of a length of the aerosol-generating substrate to a length of the aerosol-generating article being no more than 0.4.
Jerome UTHURRY
Filed: 8 Oct 21
Utility
Charger for Aerosol-generating Device with Insertion Mechanism
23 Nov 23
A charger if provided for an aerosol-generating device, the charger including: a cavity configured to receive the aerosol-generating device and an insertion mechanism, the insertion mechanism including an insertion stage configured to insert the aerosol-generating device into the cavity, and a charging stage configured to move the aerosol-generating device into a charging position, and the insertion mechanism being configured to automatically initiate operation of the charging stage at an end of operation of the insertion stage.
Ivan PRESTIA
Filed: 23 Sep 21
Utility
Inhalation Device
16 Nov 23
The present invention provides an inhalation device which has two pumps, one providing a nebulizer flow and the other providing a support flow.
Tobias KOLB, Bernhard MUELLINGER, Tobias HOFFMANN, Philip SWANBURY, Manuel FREY, Donal TAYLOR, Jake HODGES, Mary KARAVENGLEMAN, Erica KANTOR
Filed: 27 Sep 21
Utility
Applying an Additive from Radially Outside Upon Production of an Aerosol-generating Rod
9 Nov 23
A device (1) for producing an aerosol-generating rod (3) comprises a converging device (5), a susceptor guide (19), and a conveyor system.
Fabio Cantieri
Filed: 8 Oct 21
Utility
Cartridge for an Aerosol Generating Device
9 Nov 23
A cartridge is provided for an aerosol-generating device, including a mouthpiece body with an outer surface and an inner air channel including an air channel inner surface and a mouthpiece opening at a mouth end of the channel and being an outlet for a first part of a flow of the aerosol accessible to a mouth of a user; a liquid reservoir; and an aerosol generator that is a heater to heat liquid from the reservoir to form an aerosol, the mouthpiece body including nasal airflow passages extending from the inner surface to the outer surface, at least one of the passages is an outlet for a second part of the flow of the aerosol accessible to the user as aroma, and the cartridge being configured to dispense the aroma through the passages driven by a puff of the user and corresponding to a frequency and intensity of the puff.
Rui Nuno BATISTA, Ricardo CALI
Filed: 7 May 21
Utility
Replaceable Module for an Aerosol and Flavor Generating Device
9 Nov 23
A replaceable module is provided for an aerosol- and flavor-generating device, including an air chamber including an air inlet for an entrance of an airflow into the air chamber, an air outlet for an exit of a first portion of the airflow out of the air chamber, the air outlet to be connected to an aerosol-generating article to direct the first portion of the airflow through the aerosol-generating article, the air chamber further including an opening arranged at a circumference of the air chamber for an exit of a second portion of the airflow radially out of the air chamber, and holder for holding a flavor-generating article between the air inlet and the opening.
Flavie ARAMENDY, Rui Nuno Rodrigues Alves BATISTA, Cheng PENG, Yalcin AKPINAR, Alexandra SEREDA
Filed: 3 Aug 21
Utility
Aerosol-generating System with Shaped Susceptor
9 Nov 23
A cartridge for an aerosol-generating system, the cartridge including: a liquid reservoir configured to hold a liquid aerosol-forming substrate; a susceptor assembly in fluid communication with the liquid reservoir, the susceptor assembly including a susceptor element heatable by penetration with a varying magnetic field, the susceptor element including: a heating region having a length and a width, and at least one mounting region having a length and a width, the at least one mounting region being located adjacent a periphery of the heating region; and a susceptor holder in contact with the at least one mounting region of the susceptor element, the length of the at least one mounting region being less than the length of the heating region, and the width of the at least one mounting region being less than the width of the heating region.
Guillaume FREDERICK, Ihar Nikolaevich ZINOVIK
Filed: 22 Sep 21
Utility
Aerosol-generating System with Hybrid Susceptor
9 Nov 23
A cartridge for an aerosol-generating system is provided, the cartridge including: a liquid reservoir configured to hold a liquid aerosol-forming substrate; a susceptor assembly in fluid communication with the liquid reservoir, the susceptor assembly including a susceptor element having: a heating region including a first material, the first material being a magnetic material heatable by penetration with an alternating magnetic field, and at least one mounting region including the first material and a second material, the second material being a non-magnetic material; and a susceptor holder, the at least one mounting region of the susceptor element being in contact with the susceptor holder, and a proportion by weight of the first material in the heating region being greater than a proportion by weight of the first material in the at least one mounting region.
Guillaume FREDERICK, Ihar Nikolaevich ZINOVIK (Deceased)
Filed: 22 Sep 21
Utility
Stacked Susceptor Structure
9 Nov 23
An electrically heatable aerosol-generating system is provided, including: at least one inductor coil; a power supply connected to the coil and configured to provide an alternating current to the coil to generate an alternating magnetic field; a housing containing a reservoir of aerosol-forming substrate; and a substantially planar susceptor assembly configured to be heated by the alternating magnetic field and including a first susceptor element, a second susceptor element, and a wicking element in fluid communication with the reservoir, the first and the second susceptor elements being integral with or fixed to the wicking element, a space being defined between the first and the second susceptor elements, the wicking element occupying the space and the reservoir being positioned outside the space, and the first and the second susceptor elements being fluid permeable.
Guillaume FREDERICK, Ihar Nikolaevich ZINOVIK
Filed: 21 Sep 21
Utility
Aerosol-generating Device Operable In an Aerosol-releasing Mode and In a Pause Mode
9 Nov 23
An aerosol-generating device is provided, including: an electrical heating arrangement configured to heat an aerosol-forming substrate in order to generate an aerosol; at least one of a user switch to enable a user to initiate a use pause of the device, and at least one sensor to output a sensor signal indicative of the device being in use by the user or in the use pause; and a controller to generate a pause signal in response to the sensor signal indicating that the device is in the use pause and/or in response to the user initiating the use pause of the device via the user switch, the heating arrangement being further configured to heat the substrate at a first temperature level in an aerosol-releasing mode, and in response to the pause signal to heat the substrate at a second temperature level below the first temperature level in a pause mode.
Yannick BUTIN, Enrico STURA, Ezequiel VALDEZ ROJAS, Milica NESOVIC, Valerio OLIANA, Daniela HAU
Filed: 30 Aug 21
Utility
Aerosol-generating System with Charging Device and Aerosol-generating Device with End Contacts
9 Nov 23
An electrically operable aerosol-generating system includes: a charging device including a primary power source and a housing to retain the power source; and an aerosol-generating device including a secondary power source and having proximal and distal ends and a body extending therebetween, the charging device having a docking arrangement including a docking space between a first end and an opposing second end spaced therefrom, the first and second ends being walls of the housing, electrical contacts on at least one of the proximal or distal ends of the device to engage with corresponding electrical contacts on at least one of the first and second ends of the docking arrangement, and the electrical contacts include a positive and a negative electrical contact, at least one of which being an annular electrical contact, arranged concentrically on the at least one of the proximal or distal ends.
Raphael HOLZHERR, Hankak LEE
Filed: 28 Jun 23
Utility
Hybrid Aerosol-generating Element and Method for Manufacturing a Hybrid Aerosol-generating Element
2 Nov 23
The hybrid aerosol-generating element for use in an aerosol-generating article comprises a liquid retention material for holding an aerosol-forming liquid and a solid aerosol-forming substrate arranged next to the liquid retention material.
Oleg Mironov
Filed: 12 Jul 23
Utility
Novel Aerosol-generating Substrate
2 Nov 23
An aerosol-generating article is provided, including an aerosol-generating substrate, the aerosol-generating substrate formed of a homogenised plant material, including: between 1 percent by weight and 65 percent by weight of non-tobacco plant particles, on a dry weight basis; between 15 percent by weight and 55 percent by weight of aerosol former, on a dry weight basis; between 5 percent by weight and 10 percent by weight of cellulose ether, on a dry weight basis; and between 5 percent by weight and 50 percent by weight of additional cellulose, on a dry weight basis, in which the additional cellulose is in a form of isolated cellulose and is not derived from the non-tobacco plant particles, and in which a ratio of additional cellulose to cellulose ether in the homogenised plant material is at least 2.
Anu AJITHKUMAR, Daniel ARNDT, Prisca CAMPANONI, Damien DE PALO, Corinne DEFOREL, Gerhard LANG, Delphine LANGLET, Jean-Pierre SCHALLER, Zoe ODOT
Filed: 24 Feb 21
Utility
Aerosol-generating Article with Combustion Preventing Wrapper
2 Nov 23
An aerosol-generating article is provided for producing an inhalable aerosol upon heating, the article including: a rod of aerosol-generating substrate extending from a rod proximal end to a rod distal end upstream from the proximal end, the substrate an aerosol-former, an aerosol former content of the substrate being at least 10 percent on a dry weight basis; a downstream section located downstream of the rod; and a wrapper circumscribing the rod, the wrapper including a wrapping base material having a dry basis weight, in which a treated portion of the wrapper extending between the proximal and distal ends includes a flame retardant composition including flame retardant compounds, such that the treated portion has an overall dry basis weight greater than that of the wrapping base material, and in which the treated portion includes at least about 2 g/m2 of the flame retardant compounds of surface area of the treated portion.
Stefanos PAPAKYRILLOU
Filed: 18 May 21
Utility
Aerosol-generating Article with Low Resistance to Draw and Improved Flavour Delivery
2 Nov 23
An aerosol-generating article for producing an inhalable aerosol upon heating is provided, the aerosol-generating article extending from a mouth end to a distal end and including: a rod-shaped aerosol-generating element including an aerosol-generating substrate, the aerosol-generating substrate including an aerosol-former; and a downstream section at a location downstream of the aerosol-generating element, the downstream section extending from a downstream end of the aerosol-generating element to the mouth end of the aerosol-generating article, the downstream section including a hollow tubular element, a length-to-diameter ratio of the aerosol-generating element being from about 0.5 to about 3.0, and a resistance-to-draw of the downstream section being less than 10 mm H2O.
Jerome UTHURRY
Filed: 7 Oct 21
Utility
Aerosol Generating Article with Front End Plug
2 Nov 23
An aerosol-generating article is provided, including: an aerosol-generating substrate; a downstream section extending from a downstream end of the aerosol-generating substrate to a downstream end of the aerosol-generating article; and an upstream section extending from an upstream end of the aerosol-generating substrate to an upstream end of the aerosol-generating article, a ratio of a resistance-to-draw of the upstream section to a resistance-to-draw of the downstream section being more than 1, and the resistance-to-draw of the upstream section being no more than 150 mm H2O.
Gennaro CAMPITELLI, Jerome UTHURRY
Filed: 7 Oct 21