515 patents
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Utility
Method and apparatus for the production of a component of an aerosol generating article
20 Dec 22
The invention relates to an apparatus (1) for the production of a rod component (100) of an aerosol generating article, said apparatus comprising: ∘ a first mover (4) adapted to transport a first sheet (2) along a first direction; ∘ a second mover (5) adapted to transport a second sheet (3) along a second direction; ∘ a third mover (6) adapted to transport a susceptor strip (10) along a third direction, said third mover being adapted to position said susceptor strip between the first and the second sheet during transport; and a rod forming device (20) being adapted to form a rod from the first and the second sheets and the susceptor strip and having an inlet (21) and an outlet (22), wherein said first and second sheets and said susceptor strip are introduced in said inlet and said rod is outputted from said outlet.
Daniele Sanna, Johann Schmidt
Filed: 28 Dec 17
Utility
Product recognition in aerosol generating devices
20 Dec 22
An aerosol generating system includes a container (150) housing an aerosol generating substrate and a product identifying compound (155) associated with the container (150).
Serge Maeder, Rui Nuno Batista
Filed: 4 Dec 17
Utility
Powdered composition comprising a complex between a cannabinoid and a basic ion exchange resin
20 Dec 22
A powdered composition is disclosed, the powdered composition comprising a complex between one or more cannabinoids having at least one phenolic moiety and a basic ion exchange resin.
Søren Christian Schou
Filed: 27 May 16
Utility
Heated aerosol-generating device and method for generating aerosol with consistent properties
13 Dec 22
There is provided a method of compensating for changes to a solid aerosol-forming substrate during heating of the substrate by a heating element over a period containing a first plurality of user puffs and a second plurality of user puffs, the changes including warming of the substrate and depletion of the substrate, the method including: compensating for the warming of the substrate by reducing heating of the heating element during the first plurality of user puffs; and after compensating for the warming of the substrate, compensating for the depletion of the substrate by increasing heating of the heating element during the second plurality of user puffs.
Arkadiusz Kuczaj
Filed: 19 Jun 19
Utility
Cartridge comprising a coupling element for use in an aerosol-generating system
6 Dec 22
A cartridge for an aerosol-generating system is provided, including a first sealed container including a nicotine source comprising a first carrier material impregnated with between about 1 milligram and about 50 milligrams of nicotine; a second sealed container including an acid source; and a coupling element disposed between the first sealed container and the second sealed container, wherein the first sealed container, the second sealed container, and the coupling element are separate components that are connected together to form the cartridge, and wherein the coupling element is directly connected to both the first sealed container and the second sealed container so as to form a substantially rigid connection between the first sealed container and the second sealed container.
Frederic Ulysse Buehler
Filed: 26 Apr 17
Utility
Aerosol-generating article, device and system with optimized substrate usage
6 Dec 22
The present invention relates to a rod-shaped aerosol-generating article for use with an electrically heated aerosol-generating device.
Poh Yoke Tritz, Rui Nuno Batista
Filed: 9 May 18
Utility
Wireless charging system for charging a chargeable electrical energy course of a heating device for aerosol-generating articles
6 Dec 22
A wireless charging system for charging a chargeable electrical energy source of a heating device for aerosol-gene rating articles comprises: —a charging device (3) comprising a planar flat transmitter coil (30), configured to supply an alternating current (I) to the planar flat transmitter coil (30); —a wirelessly chargeable electrical energy source (4) of a heating device (2) for aerosol-generating articles, comprising an electrical energy storage (41) and a tubular receiver coil (40) connected to the electrical energy storage (41), wherein the tubular receiver coil (40) has a longitudinal axis (42) and is adapted to be arranged in a charging position relative to the planar flat transmitter coil (30), wherein in the charging position the longitudinal axis (42) of the tubular receiver coil (40) extends in a plane parallel to the planar flat transmitter coil (30) and in radial direction relative to the planar flat transmitter coil (30), and wherein the tubular receiver coil (40) is arranged to overlap at least a portion of the planar flat transmitter coil (30).
Bastian Dani, Laurent Golay, Michel Bessant, Samer Abdo
Filed: 30 Aug 17
Utility
Electrical heating assembly, aerosol-generating device and method for resistively heating an aerosol-forming substrate
6 Dec 22
The present invention relates to an electrical heating assembly of an aerosol-generating device for resistively heating an aerosol-forming substrate.
Jerome Christian Courbat, Oleg Mironov
Filed: 27 Jun 18
Utility
Multi-layer susceptor assembly for inductively heating an aerosol-forming substrate
29 Nov 22
The present invention relates to a multi-layer susceptor assembly for inductively heating an aerosol-forming substrate which comprises at least a first layer and a second layer intimately coupled to the first layer.
Andreas Michael Rossoll, Oleg Fursa
Filed: 29 Mar 18
Utility
Smoking article with concentric filter
29 Nov 22
A smoking article (10) incorporates a tobacco rob (12) and a filter attached to the tobacco rod.
Helene Blangy, Nadine Lacroix Oggier
Filed: 29 May 13
Utility
Product recognition in aerosol generating devices
29 Nov 22
A system includes a container housing an aerosol generating substrate and a product identifying compound associated with the container.
Rui Batista, Serge Maeder
Filed: 9 Jun 16
Utility
Smoking article with front-plug and method
22 Nov 22
There is provided a smoking article that includes a plurality of elements, including a front-plug and an aerosol-forming substrate, assembled in contact with a cigarette paper to form a rod.
Gerard Zuber, Thomas Badertscher, Cedric Meyer
Filed: 28 Dec 12
Utility
Aerosol-generating system with aerosol-generating device and operating button protection
15 Nov 22
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 and having a proximal end, a distal end, and a body extending between the proximal end and the distal end, a user operable button being disposed on the body between the proximal end and the distal end, the system having a first engagement state in which the aerosol-generating device is engaged with the charging device and a second engagement state in which the aerosol-generating device is not engaged with the charging device, such that, when the system is configured in the first engagement state, at least a first side-portion of the body faces the charging device, and at least a second side-portion of the body extending between the proximal end and the distal end faces away from the charging device and is exposed.
Raphael Holzherr, Hankak Lee
Filed: 1 Sep 17
Utility
Systems, devices, and methods for conversion of consumption of aerosol-generating articles
15 Nov 22
Systems (200), devices (101), and methods are configured to generate and provide to users an indication representative of conversion of consumption from a first type of aerosol-generating article to a second type of aerosol-generating article.
Alexander Gamygin, Carlo Francisco, Scott Joseph Leonard, Will Youngman
Filed: 12 Sep 17
Utility
Aerosol-generating systems and methods for guiding an airflow inside an electrically heated aerosol-generating system
8 Nov 22
An aerosol-generating system is provided, including: a liquid storage portion including a container to hold a liquid aerosol-forming substrate and defining an opening at an end thereof; a heater assembly extending across the opening along a plane transverse to a longitudinal axis of the storage portion and including electrically conductive filaments having a substantially flat orientation; a capillary material between the storage portion and the assembly; and conductive contacts in electrical contact with contacts of the assembly, the storage portion being at a first side of the assembly, and first and second portions of a first airflow channel at a second side of the assembly, the first portion to direct air from outside the system in a direction towards a surface of the capillary material, and the second portion to direct air from the outside in a direction away from the surface before such air enters the first portion.
Oleg Mironov, Ihar Nikolaevich Zinovik, Keethan Dasnavis Fernando
Filed: 18 Feb 22
Utility
Tablet comprising separate binder and erythritol
1 Nov 22
The invention relates to an oral delivery vehicle tablet, the delivery vehicle tablet being formed by compression of a plurality of particles, wherein the oral delivery vehicle tablet comprises sugar alcohol(s) in an amount of 40 to 99.9% by weight of the delivery vehicle tablet, wherein the oral delivery vehicle tablet comprises non-direct compressible (non-DC) erythritol particles in an amount of 15-50% by weight of the delivery vehicle tablet, wherein the oral delivery vehicle tablet comprises one or more binders other than binders granulated to the sugar alcohol(s) in an amount of 0.1 to 6% by weight of the tablet, wherein the delivery vehicle tablet comprises a plurality of further sugar alcohol particles in an amount of at least 10% by weight of the delivery vehicle tablet and wherein said further sugar alcohols particles have a composition which is different from said non-DC erythritol.
Helle Wittorff
Filed: 13 Nov 19
Utility
Inductive heating device, aerosol-delivery system comprising an inductive heating device, and method of operating same
25 Oct 22
Ihar Nikolaevich Zinovik, Oleg Mironov, Oleg Fursa
Filed: 5 Jun 20
Utility
Aerosol-generating device with detachably insertable heating compartment
25 Oct 22
An aerosol-generating device is provided, including a housing having a chamber; an induction coil disposed around at least a portion of the chamber; a heating compartment configured to receive an aerosol-generating article and being detachably insertable into the chamber of the housing, the heating compartment including a cavity configured to receive at least a portion of the aerosol-generating article; and a heating element arrangeable within the cavity of the heating compartment, the heating element extending into the cavity in a longitudinal direction of the cavity, and being configured to penetrate an aerosol-forming substrate in the aerosol-generating article and received in the cavity.
Oleg Mironov, Oleg Fursa, Jerome Christian Courbat, Tony Reevell, Andreas Michael Rossoll, Enrico Stura
Filed: 6 Aug 18
Utility
Aerosol generating device with spiral movement for heating
25 Oct 22
An aerosol generating device includes a housing having an open end and forms a cavity in communication with the open end for receiving an aerosol generating article.
Tony Reevell
Filed: 18 Jul 18
Utility
Aerosol-generating system using the venturi effect to deliver substrate to a heating element
25 Oct 22
An aerosol-generating system is provided, including an air inlet and an air outlet; a liquid storage portion having a liquid outlet and being configured to hold a liquid aerosol-forming substrate; an air flow passage from the air inlet to the air outlet past the liquid outlet, wherein the air flow passage is shaped such that there is a pressure drop within the air flow passage at the liquid outlet when air flows from the air inlet to the air outlet through the air flow passage; and a heating element disposed within the air flow passage between the liquid outlet and the air outlet.
Keethan Dasnavis Fernando
Filed: 7 Dec 15